film essay

Actress and writer Nadia Alexander on plumbing the depths in her new movie, The Dark, allowed her to finally access the happiness within her.

Director Yen Tan on growing up gay in Malaysia, his journey in America, and how it all relates to his poignant AIDS drama 1985.

Patrick Wang on the late, great stage actor Brian Murray, who he worked with on multiple films, including his latest, A Bread Factory.

Director Antonio Méndez Esparza on the wisdom of Robert Bresson, and working with non-actors, including on his new film, Life and Nothing More.

Writer-director Sacha Gervasi on his new film, My Dinner with Hervé, and drawing inspiration for his work from real life and lived experience.

Alexandria Bombach on the emotional toll of making On Her Shoulders, her portrait of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Yazidi activist Nadia Murad.

Director Marilyn Ness on the precarious balancing act involved in making her documentary on gun violence, Charm City.

The writer-directors of After Everything share hard-earned wisdom and rookie mistakes from their time making movie magic in the Big Apple.

As a Quad retrospective and a new documentary celebrate Buster Keaton, fellow screen clown Shannon Plumb also pays tribute to the silent master.

Jim Hosking's new film An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn is out later this month, but that's not what's on his mind at the moment.

Siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín explain (and show!) how they made sense of their grandmother's passing in the film 306 Hollywood.

The writer-director of Gemini harkens back to a time before "content" and infinite streaming options, when watching TV was a social act.