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Why Media Representation Alone Will Never Make You Feel Accepted

Film
By Dan Chen | June 30, 2022
By Dan Chen | June 30, 2022

Why Media Representation Alone Will Never Make You Feel Accepted

Filmmaker Dan Chen on the experience of making his debut documentary Accepted, and some of the lessons he learned along the way.

Revisited: The Long Shadow of Las Vegas

Film
By Bryan Wizemann | June 28, 2022
By Bryan Wizemann | June 28, 2022

Revisited: The Long Shadow of Las Vegas

Writer-director Bryan Wizemann on how his Vegas upbringing has influenced all his films, including his latest, You Mean Everything to Me.

Ball Screen

Film
By Jeremiah Zagar | June 24, 2022
By Jeremiah Zagar | June 24, 2022

Ball Screen

Director Jeremiah Zagar on how he found a fresh way of capturing basketball for his new movie, Hustle, starring Adam Sandler.

How I Translated My Emotions into a Meta Layer in My Movie

Music
By Mogli | June 22, 2022
By Mogli | June 22, 2022

How I Translated My Emotions into a Meta Layer in My Movie

Musician turned filmmaker Mogli pulls back the curtain on the evocative companion film to her new album, Ravage.

Becoming Coach Shannon

Film
By Shannon Plumb | June 21, 2022
By Shannon Plumb | June 21, 2022

Becoming Coach Shannon

Filmmaker Shannon Plumb on her experiences returning to her basketball roots to coach a middle school team.

Being BeBe: No Acting Please

Film
By Emily Branham | June 15, 2022
By Emily Branham | June 15, 2022

Being BeBe: No Acting Please

Emily Branham on the intense acting class that she and her subject, Ru Paul's Drag Race winner BeBe Benet, took while making her new movie.

I Am a Coming-of-age Drama

Film
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | June 9, 2022
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | June 9, 2022

I Am a Coming-of-age Drama

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on the emotional trajectory that led to her debut feature Good Girl Jane, which world premieres at Tribeca this weekend.

What’s Going to Happen Next

Film
By Mark O’Brien | June 8, 2022
By Mark O’Brien | June 8, 2022

What’s Going to Happen Next

The Righteous’ actor-writer-director Mark O’Brien on The Game, Rosemary’s Baby and uncertainty in life and in movies.

The Music of Collaboration

Film
By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | June 3, 2022
By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | June 3, 2022

The Music of Collaboration

The men behind McMillion$ and the new Apple TV+ true-crime docuseries The Big Conn on how being in rock bands shaped them as filmmakers.

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Film
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Since I Been Down director Gilda Sheppard on the way that creative imagination has shaped her distinctive approach to filmmaking.

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