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How One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Helped Me Embrace My Transmasculinity

Film
By Lane Michael Stanley | April 19, 2021
By Lane Michael Stanley | April 19, 2021

How One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Helped Me Embrace My Transmasculinity

Lane Michael Stanley, writer-director of Addict Named Hal, on how Ken Kesey’s book and its iconic film adaptation changed how they see gender.

Little Voices

Film
By Shannon Plumb | April 14, 2021
By Shannon Plumb | April 14, 2021

Little Voices

Prompted by Allen v. Farrow, Shannon Plumb shares a story from her own family that shows the importance of listening to and believing children.

Ground Spiders & Homemade Hot Sauce: Behind the Behind-the-Scenes of Beast Beast

Film
By Danny Madden | April 13, 2021
By Danny Madden | April 13, 2021

Ground Spiders & Homemade Hot Sauce: Behind the Behind-the-Scenes of Beast Beast

Writer-director Danny Madden shares the memorable in-between moments from his new film, which opens in select theaters this Friday.

When I Needed Them, My Community Was There for Me

Film
By Jessica Kavana Dornbusch | April 12, 2021
By Jessica Kavana Dornbusch | April 12, 2021

When I Needed Them, My Community Was There for Me

Director Jessica Kavana Dornbusch on how her Miami filmmaking peers stepped up when her new movie Reefa was illegally shut down by the police.

The Documentaries That Were My Film School

Film
By Stephen C. Mitchell | April 8, 2021
By Stephen C. Mitchell | April 8, 2021

The Documentaries That Were My Film School

10 years after Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon premiered at Tribeca, director Stephen C. Mitchell looks at the movies which shaped it.

Art is the Answer to the Question We Didn’t Know to Ask

Film
By Anthony Scott Burns | April 2, 2021
By Anthony Scott Burns | April 2, 2021

Art is the Answer to the Question We Didn’t Know to Ask

Come True's director and co-writer Anthony Scott Burns on how Michael Mann’s Manhunter saved him and changed the course of his life.

How Rachel Sennott Changed My Life

Film
By Emma Seligman | April 1, 2021
By Emma Seligman | April 1, 2021

How Rachel Sennott Changed My Life

Shiva Baby's writer-director Emma Seligman on her lead actress, who also took on the role of friend, champion and support system.

Vengeance and Pickles, or Why My First New York Movie is Really All About Food

Film
By Tim Sutton | March 31, 2021
By Tim Sutton | March 31, 2021

Vengeance and Pickles, or Why My First New York Movie is Really All About Food

When Tim Sutton set his new movie Funny Face in NYC, he knew it had to be a celebration of the city's diverse culinary pleasures.

Finding Home

Film
By Karla Murthy | March 29, 2021
By Karla Murthy | March 29, 2021

Finding Home

First-time documentarian Karla Murthy, whose film The Place That Makes Us airs tomorrow on WORLD Channel, ponders what home means to her.

Once Upon a Time … Xuxa!

Film
By Daniela De Carlo | March 26, 2021
By Daniela De Carlo | March 26, 2021

Once Upon a Time … Xuxa!

Daniela De Carlo, writer-director of The Blackout, on how her childhood idol, Brazilian pop star Xuxa, magically came into her life, for good.

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