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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.

Heathers, My Cousin Sherrie Sue and the Persistence of Memory

Film
By Ryan Spahn | September 13, 2023
By Ryan Spahn | September 13, 2023

Heathers, My Cousin Sherrie Sue and the Persistence of Memory

Actor-writer-director Ryan Spahn remembers his late cousin and the classic '80s movie she starred in long before they ever met.

Liberals Can Be Preppers, Too

Film
By Sarah Wayne Callies | September 8, 2023
By Sarah Wayne Callies | September 8, 2023

Liberals Can Be Preppers, Too

Actor-writer-director Sarah Wayne Callies on how real-life experiences shaped her podcast Aftershock, now in its second season.

Become What You Are

Film
By Jacqueline Castel | September 7, 2023
By Jacqueline Castel | September 7, 2023

Become What You Are

Director Jacqueline Castel on how her debut feature My Animal showed her how to evolve into the person she was supposed to be.

A Case for the Female Cinematic Genius

Film
By Lola Blanc | August 30, 2023
By Lola Blanc | August 30, 2023

A Case for the Female Cinematic Genius

Musician and filmmaker Lola Blanc, whose short film Pruning is now playing festivals, wants you to shift your thinking.

How You Can Count on Me Brought My Family Back Together

Film
By Ryan Spahn | August 24, 2023
By Ryan Spahn | August 24, 2023

How You Can Count on Me Brought My Family Back Together

Ryan Spahn on how Kenneth Lonergan's classic debut feature forever changed the lives of him and his sisters.

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