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Tag: film essay

Stories for Indigestion

Film
By Rodrigo García | October 25, 2022
By Rodrigo García | October 25, 2022

Stories for Indigestion

Writer-director Rodrigo García, whose new film Raymond & Ray is now on Apple TV+, goes back to the very roots of storytelling.

For Michael

Film
By Ryan Spahn | October 20, 2022
By Ryan Spahn | October 20, 2022

For Michael

On the anniversary of their first date, multi-hyphenate Ryan Spahn looks back on 14 years with his partner, actor Michael Urie.

From Teen to Parent and Back Again

Film
By Jenny Waldo | October 17, 2022
By Jenny Waldo | October 17, 2022

From Teen to Parent and Back Again

Acid Test writer-director Jenny Waldo reflects on making a personal coming-of-age movie while a mother to teenage kids.

Opa + Me

Film
By Karina Manashil | October 13, 2022
By Karina Manashil | October 13, 2022

Opa + Me

Producer Karina Manashil weaves together her family history and her deep love of the nature documentary series Kingdom of the Apes.

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

Film
By Michael Tennant | October 12, 2022
By Michael Tennant | October 12, 2022

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.

All It Took Was a Brain Injury

Film
By Ian Clark | October 10, 2022
By Ian Clark | October 10, 2022

All It Took Was a Brain Injury

Filmmaker Ian Clark ponders the personal and creative repercussions of being in a major car accident in 2019.

#MyAriel

Film
By Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield | October 6, 2022
By Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield | October 6, 2022

#MyAriel

Married directing team Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield offer a very personal take on the upcoming Little Mermaid remake.

My Eight-Year Odyssey Trying to Get The Greatest Beer Run Ever Made

Film
By Andrew Muscato | September 29, 2022
By Andrew Muscato | September 29, 2022

My Eight-Year Odyssey Trying to Get The Greatest Beer Run Ever Made

Producer Andrew Muscato on the perseverance and patience it took to bring the remarkable story of Chickie Donohue to the big screen.

For the (Puerto Rican) Culture

Film
By Rose Bianco | September 22, 2022
By Rose Bianco | September 22, 2022

For the (Puerto Rican) Culture

For Hispanic Heritage Month, Cobra Kai actor Rose Bianco talks positively impacting Puerto Rican on-screen representation through her work.

All in the Family: Brotherhood, Addiction and My First Feature

Film
By Scott Friend | September 19, 2022
By Scott Friend | September 19, 2022

All in the Family: Brotherhood, Addiction and My First Feature

Writer-director-actor Scott Friend on the real-life events that led to him making his debut feature, To the Moon.

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