film essay

For a long time, Brian Falduto was “the gay kid from School of Rock,” but now he’s happily writing new, exciting chapters of his life.

Exhibit A's creator Kelly Loudenberg shares stories and images from the show's unseen episode about bite marks.

Garret Price on how he transitioned from editor to director to work with the Yelchin family on the intimate documentary portrait Love, Antosha.

Coyote Lake's Mexican writer-director Sara Seligman on her complicated feelings about making a film with Latino villains in the present era.

Photographer Stephen Wilkes writes to his mentor, Jay Maisel, on the eve of the release of his documentary about him, Jay Myself.

Writer-director Amanda Kramer, whose new movie Ladyworld hits theaters Friday, isn't afraid to ask awkward questions.

The Australian writer-director of Jirga on how his background as a paramedic informed his approach to taking risks in life and filmmaking.

Filmmaker Jack Dunphy on his late best friend John Cibula, and the shifting role Terry Zwigoff’s dark holiday comedy played in their relationship.

Watching Scorsese's new Bob Dylan documentary takes filmmaker Shannon Plumb back to the time she left her life behind to go look for America.

Actor Joseph Cross on how he fulfilled a childhood ambition by directing his first movie, thanks to a crew who went above and beyond.

Jasmin Mozaffari on the roots of her debut feature, Firecrackers, and her proudly disruptive mission to topple the patriarchy through cinema.

Miss Arizona writer-director Autumn McAlpin on the very challenging realities of trying to balance art with life obligations.