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My Dad Killed Himself From PTSD

Film
By Sean Crampton | January 18, 2023
By Sean Crampton | January 18, 2023

My Dad Killed Himself From PTSD

The Stalking Fields co-writer, producer and star Sean Crampton shares the tragic and very personal story that underlies the film.

To the Rainforest’s Credit

Film
By Melissa Lesh | January 13, 2023
By Melissa Lesh | January 13, 2023

To the Rainforest’s Credit

Filmmaker Melissa Lesh on the challenges she faced making her new documentary, Wildcat, in the Amazonian rainforest.

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Film
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin unpacks the uncanny echoes of TV’s best show she found in Kevin McCarthy’s bumbling bid for power.

How Story is Destroying Us (and How to Write Back)

Film
By Sam Jaeger | January 10, 2023
By Sam Jaeger | January 10, 2023

How Story is Destroying Us (and How to Write Back)

Sam Jaeger, currently starring in The Handmaid’s Tale, on how story has become our king, equally capable of devastating harm or salvation.

Revisited: Can We Talk About BDSM?

Film
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 30, 2022
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 30, 2022

Revisited: Can We Talk About BDSM?

Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo want to start a conversation around the themes of their short film turned web series Thanatos.

Revisited: I Am a Coming-of-Age Drama

Film
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | December 29, 2022
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | December 29, 2022

Revisited: I Am a Coming-of-Age Drama

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on the emotional trajectory that led to her debut feature Good Girl Jane, which premiered at Tribeca this past spring.

Revisited: On Sadness

Film
By Julia Cho | December 28, 2022
By Julia Cho | December 28, 2022

Revisited: On Sadness

Julia Cho, who co-wrote the new Pixar movie Turning Red, reflects on how lingering melancholy has colored her life and work.

Revisited: I Made a Movie to Save My Marriage and Then I Got Divorced

Film
By Michael Tennant | December 27, 2022
By Michael Tennant | December 27, 2022

Revisited: I Made a Movie to Save My Marriage and Then I Got Divorced

Actor-writer-producer Michael Tennant shares the complex personal backstory to his new movie, Pretty Problems.

Revisited: An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before

Film
By Melissa Navia | December 26, 2022
By Melissa Navia | December 26, 2022

Revisited: An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before

Melissa Navia, who plays Lt. Erica Ortegas on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, on returning for season two after a devastating, unthinkable loss.

Seeing My Family at the Movies

Film
By Alison Star Locke | December 16, 2022
By Alison Star Locke | December 16, 2022

Seeing My Family at the Movies

The Apology writer-director Alison Star Locke on the huge impact Running on Empty and Gas Food Lodging had on her growing up.

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