film essay

Musician and filmmaker Lola Blanc, whose short film Pruning is now playing festivals, wants you to shift your thinking.

Ryan Spahn on how Kenneth Lonergan's classic debut feature forever changed the lives of him and his sisters.

As her new movie, The List, comes out, Melissa B. Miller Costanzo ponders the price of making it to the big time.

Writer-director Deborah Goodwin looks at what Bennett Miller's 2011 sports drama can tell us about the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Filmmaker Lee Moss, whose new film, birth/rebirth, is out this week, on legacy, progeny and identity in a mutable creative partnership.

Filmmaker Mark Cira on a very memorable (and wet) day spent lining up to watch Killers of the Flower Moon at Cannes this year.

Writer-director Jared Moshé, whose new movie Aporia comes out Friday, on the challenges (and rewards) of combining family and filmmaking.

Amy Redford, whose new film What Comes Around is out now, looks back on her complicated, ever-evolving relationship with the image.

“We can do this ... There’s no way we can do all of this.” Filmmaker Theodore Collatos on stealing shots for his pilot Palookaville.

Child actor turned writer-director Allisyn Snyder on the real-life inspiration for her debut feature, the horror movie Howdy Neighbor!

Director Devin Fei-Fan Tau on the social currents that shaped his topical new thriller, Half Sisters.

Actor-writer-director Johnny Strong on the deep roots of illustration in his life, and how storyboarding impacted his new film, Warhorse One.