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How Reality Bites (and My Friend Sadie Grossman) Made Me the Actor I Am Today

Film
By Ryan Spahn | February 17, 2023
By Ryan Spahn | February 17, 2023

How Reality Bites (and My Friend Sadie Grossman) Made Me the Actor I Am Today

Actor and filmmaker Ryan Spahn on one of the most formative films of his teenage years, which was released 29 years ago this weekend.

The (Unexpected) Joy of Making My Second “First Feature”

Film
By Carter Smith | February 15, 2023
By Carter Smith | February 15, 2023

The (Unexpected) Joy of Making My Second “First Feature”

Swallowed director Carter Smith on how his unusual career path (kind of) allowed him to make a second debut film.

Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Or What the Movies Taught Me About Love

Film
By Analisa Velez | February 14, 2023
By Analisa Velez | February 14, 2023

Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Or What the Movies Taught Me About Love

The Game actress Analisa Velez shares some of the romantic wisdom she gleaned from movies like Moulin Rouge and The Holiday.

“Not Great!” Or, How I Fought COVID Claustrophobia While Writing My Apartment-Bound Jewish Folk-Horror Romance Attachment

Film
By Gabriel Bier Gislason | February 9, 2023
By Gabriel Bier Gislason | February 9, 2023

“Not Great!” Or, How I Fought COVID Claustrophobia While Writing My Apartment-Bound Jewish Folk-Horror Romance Attachment

Gabriel Bier Gislason talks about the script struggles he went through with his new movie, streaming from February 10 on Shudder.

Pill Mills and Car Chases: The Story Behind American Pain

Film
By Darren Foster | February 4, 2023
By Darren Foster | February 4, 2023

Pill Mills and Car Chases: The Story Behind American Pain

Filmmaker Darren Foster on how he spent 10 years documenting the rise and fall of the twins at the center of this country’s opioid epidemic.

My Love Affair with Attention Deficit Disorder

Film
By Dylan Playfair | February 3, 2023
By Dylan Playfair | February 3, 2023

My Love Affair with Attention Deficit Disorder

Letterkenny's Dylan Playfair on his complicated relationship with ADD, and how it made him the person he is today.

Striving for Amateur

Film
By Justin Zuckerman | February 1, 2023
By Justin Zuckerman | February 1, 2023

Striving for Amateur

For director Justin Zuckerman, making new his movie Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater was not about advancing his career.

Agoraphobic Freeway Blues

Film
By Zia Mohajerjasbi | January 31, 2023
By Zia Mohajerjasbi | January 31, 2023

Agoraphobic Freeway Blues

Zia Mohajerjasbi’s stream-of-consciousness take on one of the more unexpected personal meanings of the title of his new film, Know Your Place.

Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

Film
By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023
By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023

Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

Who’s Annie? creator and director Sophia Peer on how reenacting sitcom scenes with her parents inspired her to turn trauma into comedy.

Seeing and Seeking

Film
By Kimi Takesue | January 19, 2023
By Kimi Takesue | January 19, 2023

Seeing and Seeking

Documentarian Kimi Takesue, whose new film Onlookers premieres at Slamdance this weekend, on the forces that have shaped her life and work.

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