film essay

Lovesong director So Yong Kim looks back on how she and her filmmaker husband Brad have tried to integrate their work and family lives.

Simon Fitzmaurice, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2008, recalls the start of production on his debut feature, My Name is Emily.

Shannon Plumb tries to counter the flu bug sweeping through her household, and to formulate a plan to defeat a much bigger problem.

Brian O'Donnell, co-director of new VOD release Akron, on why we must move forward the way we think about gay romance on screen.

A new video essay from Mark Rappaport about movies in movies, and how the screen watches us just as we watch it.

Jack Fessenden, son of director Larry Fessenden, on the story behind his thriller Stray Bullets, which he finished while still in high school.

Justin Kelly, director of King Cobra and I Am Michael, on the need to move away from depicting typical LGBT characters on screen.

Iva Radivojevic shares her experiences over two contrasting days in Washington, D.C., and looks ahead to what is next for the resistance.

Sean Brosnan reveals the profound impact that Larry Clark and Harmony Korine's movie had on his angry, rebellious teenage years.

The award-winning director of Virunga and The White Helmets on the movies, both fiction and doc, that can restore hope in all of us.

Tony Palmer details the favors, lies and innovations necessary to make Zappa's 1971 madcap cult classic on a shoestring in just 10 days.

Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Martha Shane share their experiences filming subjects on Election Day for the documentary 11/8/16.