film essay
The Simulation Presents Itself
How a moment of personal crisis ignited David Guy Levy’s need to make his new film, The Mandela Effect.
Why Beyond the Hills is the Most Underrated Queer Film of the Decade
Jeremy Hersh, who's currently crowdfunding his debut feature The Surrogate on Kickstarter, makes the case for Cristian Mungiu's 2012 drama.
A Disappearing Way of Life: On the Making of Sequestrada
Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn write about the unique experience of making their new film, Sequestrada, in the Amazon rainforest.
My First Film Teacher Was a City
Brett Story, director of the new doc The Hottest August, looks back on her formative creative years living and making work in Montreal.
The Art of the Interview
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project director Matt Wolf on the power, potency and importance of interviews in documentary filmmaking.
The Art of Stealing
Luigi Campi, the writer-director of My First Kiss and the People Involved, on some of the "appropriated" images in his new film.
Discovering My Grandfather’s Secret World War II Legacy
Wes Tooke, the screenwriter of the new movie Midway, on finding out a crucial and revelatory part of his family's history.
The Cinema of the Other
David Charles Rodrigues on how his personal history inspired him to make Gay Chorus Deep South a film for mainstream America.
Reclaiming the Narrative is a Work in Progress
Writer-director Yen Tan on his how his cultural identity has shifted since coming to the U.S., and what it means for him to make Asian-American films.
What Frasier Means to Me
Anita Flores, host of I'm Listening: A Frasier Podcast, traces the roots of her adoration of the beloved '90s sitcom.
The Color of Freedom
Indian celebrity chef turned filmmaker Vikas Khanna recounts the journey he took making his first feature as writer-director, The Last Color.
A Culture of Violence: On Wes Craven’s Scream
The World is Full of Secrets writer-director Graham Swon on Wes Craven's genre-defining 1996 horror classic.
