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Tag: film essay

A Letter to My Sweet Boy

Film
By Sareen Hairabedian | June 18, 2024
By Sareen Hairabedian | June 18, 2024

A Letter to My Sweet Boy

Sareen Hairabedian, whose new documentary My Sweet Land just had its world premiere at Sheffield DocFest, writes to her newborn son.

Better in Person

Film
By Jenn Harris | June 13, 2024
By Jenn Harris | June 13, 2024

Better in Person

Jenn Harris on IRL connection, leaving Brooklyn and her new short film, She's Clean.

The Emergence of Emergent City

Film
By Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg | June 11, 2024
By Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg | June 11, 2024

The Emergence of Emergent City

Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg on the roots of their new doc, the chronicle of a changing Brooklyn, which premieres at Tribeca today.

Can a Friendship Survive the Making of a Buddy Comedy?

Film
By Fernando Andrés | June 6, 2024
By Fernando Andrés | June 6, 2024

Can a Friendship Survive the Making of a Buddy Comedy?

Writer-director Fernando Andrés on the real-life story behind his new movie Rent Free, which premieres at Tribeca tomorrow.

“Struck Faceless and Yet, We Continue to Speak”

Film
By Lynne Sachs | June 5, 2024
By Lynne Sachs | June 5, 2024

“Struck Faceless and Yet, We Continue to Speak”

Lynne Sachs, the subject of a current retrospective at DCTV, on the powerful experience of making her new abortion documentary, Contractions.

The Kitchen

Film
By Colman Domingo | May 30, 2024
By Colman Domingo | May 30, 2024

The Kitchen

From the Talkhouse Reader, Oscar nominee Colman Domingo on a fulfilling life of performance, creativity and food.

The Industry is in Crisis, But Make Something Anyway

Film
By Laura Hunter Drago | May 23, 2024
By Laura Hunter Drago | May 23, 2024

The Industry is in Crisis, But Make Something Anyway

Despite all the challenges creatives face at the moment, Laura Hunter Drago is finding a way to get her work out there.

Film-Geeking

Film
By Richard Shepard | May 15, 2024
By Richard Shepard | May 15, 2024

Film-Geeking

Writer-director Richard Shepard looks back on his cinephilic childhood, the focus of his new documentary, Film Geek.

Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

Film
By Joel Potrykus | May 10, 2024
By Joel Potrykus | May 10, 2024

Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

Writer-director Joel Potrykus, whose new film Vulcanizadora premieres at Tribeca next month, on life with his son, Solo.

My Rocky Horror Picture Show Obsession

Film
By Julia Marchese | May 7, 2024
By Julia Marchese | May 7, 2024

My Rocky Horror Picture Show Obsession

Out of Print director Julia Marchese traces the roots of her deep love for one of the greatest midnight movies of all time.

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