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The Spear Sisters on Discovering Where the Story Lives

Film
By Kailey and Sam Spear | October 20, 2023
By Kailey and Sam Spear | October 20, 2023

The Spear Sisters on Discovering Where the Story Lives

Kailey and Sam Spear, whose episode of Creepshow airs tonight, on the theatre school that sparked their deep love of storytelling.

How Watching The Real Housewives Made Me a Better Filmmaker

Film
By Noah Schamus | October 18, 2023
By Noah Schamus | October 18, 2023

How Watching The Real Housewives Made Me a Better Filmmaker

Writer-director Noah Schamus on the unlikely way Bravo’s reality TV franchise shaped their debut feature, Summer Solstice.

The (Real) Reason I Made a Film About Reality Winner

Film
By Sonia Kennebeck | October 13, 2023
By Sonia Kennebeck | October 13, 2023

The (Real) Reason I Made a Film About Reality Winner

Sonia Kennebeck, director of the documentary Reality Winner, shares the personal backstory to her new film.

On Being My Own Muse

Film
By Luis De Filippis | October 10, 2023
By Luis De Filippis | October 10, 2023

On Being My Own Muse

When Julia Fox said Something You Said Last Night writer-director Luis De Filippis was her own muse, she decided to embrace it.

On Lasse, Lisa and Some Like It Hot

Film
By Signe Baumane | October 5, 2023
By Signe Baumane | October 5, 2023

On Lasse, Lisa and Some Like It Hot

Signe Baumane, whose new animated feature My Love Affair with Marriage opens tomorrow, shares a personal tale about her favorite movie.

The Fight for Democracy: A Texas Story

Film
By Sarah Labowitz | October 3, 2023
By Sarah Labowitz | October 3, 2023

The Fight for Democracy: A Texas Story

Former policy advisor Sarah Labowitz, who produced the new documentary TEXAS, USA, on uprooting her life to fight for American democracy.

“Then … a Volcano Erupted”

Film
By Emily MacKenzie and Noah Collier | September 27, 2023
By Emily MacKenzie and Noah Collier | September 27, 2023

“Then … a Volcano Erupted”

Emily MacKenzie and Noah Collier recall a particularly challenging shoot on the new documentary, Carpet Cowboys.

Dear Dad, or the Power of Violent Forgiveness

Film
By Aitch Alberto | September 20, 2023
By Aitch Alberto | September 20, 2023

Dear Dad, or the Power of Violent Forgiveness

Aitch Alberto, the writer-director of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, writes a letter to her father.

Facing Failure on Top of a Mountain

Film
By Danny O’Malley | September 19, 2023
By Danny O’Malley | September 19, 2023

Facing Failure on Top of a Mountain

How Canary director Danny O’Malley met a neuroscientist and made an impossible film.

The Toughest (and Most Magical) Film I’ve Ever Made

Film
By Niels Arden Oplev | September 15, 2023
By Niels Arden Oplev | September 15, 2023

The Toughest (and Most Magical) Film I’ve Ever Made

Writer-director Niels Arden Oplev on making Rose, the moving drama based on the experiences of his sister who suffers from schizophrenia.

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