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The Strange Case of Tell Them You Love Me

Film
By Nick August-Perna | July 1, 2024
By Nick August-Perna | July 1, 2024

The Strange Case of Tell Them You Love Me

Director Nick August-Perna on the unlikely and rocky road to success he traveled with his new documentary, now a viral hit on Netflix.

A Language Beyond Words

Film
By Tomás Gómez Bustillo | June 28, 2024
By Tomás Gómez Bustillo | June 28, 2024

A Language Beyond Words

Tomás Gómez Bustillo, writer-director of Chronicles of a Wandering Saint, on finding deep connection through cinema with his father.

“I Fucking Hate Folk Music”

Music
By Kentucker Audley | June 25, 2024
By Kentucker Audley | June 25, 2024

“I Fucking Hate Folk Music”

Filmmaker Kentucker Audley on how he returned to making music with his stripped-down debut record, Old Amateur.

The Truth in Our Lies

Film
By David Beck | June 21, 2024
By David Beck | June 21, 2024

The Truth in Our Lies

Actor-writer-director David Beck on the complicated relationship between storytelling and (un)truth, and his new film Regarding Us.

a poem is a city asking a clock why

Film
By Jac Cron | June 20, 2024
By Jac Cron | June 20, 2024

a poem is a city asking a clock why

Writer-director Jac Cron, whose new movie, Chestnut, is in theaters from tomorrow, on how she has evolved creatively through poetry.

A Letter to My Sweet Boy

Film
By Sareen Hairabedian | June 18, 2024
By Sareen Hairabedian | June 18, 2024

A Letter to My Sweet Boy

Sareen Hairabedian, whose new documentary My Sweet Land just had its world premiere at Sheffield DocFest, writes to her newborn son.

Better in Person

Film
By Jenn Harris | June 13, 2024
By Jenn Harris | June 13, 2024

Better in Person

Jenn Harris on IRL connection, leaving Brooklyn and her new short film, She's Clean.

The Emergence of Emergent City

Film
By Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg | June 11, 2024
By Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg | June 11, 2024

The Emergence of Emergent City

Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg on the roots of their new doc, the chronicle of a changing Brooklyn, which premieres at Tribeca today.

Can a Friendship Survive the Making of a Buddy Comedy?

Film
By Fernando Andrés | June 6, 2024
By Fernando Andrés | June 6, 2024

Can a Friendship Survive the Making of a Buddy Comedy?

Writer-director Fernando Andrés on the real-life story behind his new movie Rent Free, which premieres at Tribeca tomorrow.

“Struck Faceless and Yet, We Continue to Speak”

Film
By Lynne Sachs | June 5, 2024
By Lynne Sachs | June 5, 2024

“Struck Faceless and Yet, We Continue to Speak”

Lynne Sachs, the subject of a current retrospective at DCTV, on the powerful experience of making her new abortion documentary, Contractions.

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