film essay

Jamie Sisley, whose debut feature, Stay Awake, opens this week, on an unexpected impact of making a love letter to caretakers.

Blood, Sweat and Cheer’s Traci Hays on her daunting transition from production designer to full-time director.

Inspired by a deleted scene from the new horror comedy, Julia Marchese dives deep into Dracula and dance sequences.

Therapy Dogs director Ethan Eng talks about Terry Chiu and his death-wish magnum opus, Open Doom Crescendo.

Actor-writer Matt Dellapina excavates the religious roots of his new film, The Woods are Real, which premieres Friday at the LES Film Festival.

Actor and filmmaker Ryan Spahn on the transformative impact Gregg Araki's newly re-released apocalyptic teen drama had on his life.

Filmmaker Rachel Wolther tries to answer some vital questions, including why she directed the new play Eelpout, which runs this week in NYC.

Plan 75 writer-director Chie Hayakawa on her very indirect route to becoming a filmmaker.

Winnebago Man director Ben Steinbauer on the dramatic and unusual circumstances that led to him making his sophomore feature.

Kyra Elise Gardner opens up about the mental health struggles she experienced on her new documentary, Living with Chucky.

Writer-director-actor Dawn Storey on the pivotal role her new short, Dooley Does Murder!, played in her becoming herself.

Director Mark Pellington on how his latest feature, an experimental dance film, helped him express his ongoing sense of loss as never before.