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How A Group of “Dumb Americans” Made One of the First Ever Horror Movies Shot in Albania

Film
By Justin Martell, Matt Manjourides and Seager Dixon | January 29, 2025
By Justin Martell, Matt Manjourides and Seager Dixon | January 29, 2025

How A Group of “Dumb Americans” Made One of the First Ever Horror Movies Shot in Albania

Producers Justin Martell, Matt Manjourides and Seager Dixon share the deeply unlikely story of filming the 2020 remake of Castle Freak.

How I Lost My Face

Film
By Sasha Rainbow | January 24, 2025
By Sasha Rainbow | January 24, 2025

How I Lost My Face

Writer-director Sasha Rainbow on masks, identity, her toxic ex-boyfriend and her new feature, the body horror Grafted.

On Losing It All and Gaining Back My Voice

Film
By Summer Shelton | January 22, 2025
By Summer Shelton | January 22, 2025

On Losing It All and Gaining Back My Voice

Veteran producer Summer Shelton details her intimate journey making her debut feature as actor-writer-director, the romantic drama You & I. 

Letters from Girls Town

Film
By Jim McKay and Anna Grace | January 17, 2025
By Jim McKay and Anna Grace | January 17, 2025

Letters from Girls Town

As indie classic Girls Town hits theaters in a new 4K restoration, its director and one of its stars reckon with its current place in the world

Revisited: Neurodiversity is the Fucking Coolest Thing in the World

Film
By Amber Sealey | January 15, 2025
By Amber Sealey | January 15, 2025

Revisited: Neurodiversity is the Fucking Coolest Thing in the World

Director Amber Sealey on OCD, ADHD and the personal growth she achieved making her new movie, Out of My Mind, now streaming on Disney+.

Revisited: Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

Film
By Joel Potrykus | January 14, 2025
By Joel Potrykus | January 14, 2025

Revisited: Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

Writer-director Joel Potrykus, whose film Vulcanizadora premiered at Tribeca 2024, on life with his son, Solo.

What’s Worth Saving

Film
By Sally Aitken | January 13, 2025
By Sally Aitken | January 13, 2025

What’s Worth Saving

Sally Aitken pens a timely and poignant essay on Los Angeles, the setting for her new documentary, Every Little Thing.

From “Interesting Enough” Actors to Extremely Unique Filmmakers

Film
By Harrison Xu and Ivan Leung | January 10, 2025
By Harrison Xu and Ivan Leung | January 10, 2025

From “Interesting Enough” Actors to Extremely Unique Filmmakers

Harrison Xu and Ivan Leung on the experience of the taking massive creative leap of making their debut feature Extremely Unique Dynamic.

Revisited: How to Produce a Successful Indie Film in Three Easy Steps (by Doing Everything Wrong)

Film
By William Rosenfeld | January 6, 2025
By William Rosenfeld | January 6, 2025

Revisited: How to Produce a Successful Indie Film in Three Easy Steps (by Doing Everything Wrong)

Producer William Rosenfeld on his unconventional approach to making the horror hit It's What's Inside, which sold for $17 million at Sundance.

Revisited: The Process

Film
By Zia Anger | January 3, 2025
By Zia Anger | January 3, 2025

Revisited: The Process

My First Film director (and new mother) Zia Anger on what it takes to make something and usher it into the world.

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