film essay

Paradise Highway writer-director Anna Gutto on making an audience-friendly film about a topic many people want to pretend doesn’t exist.

Jessica Oreck on why it’s essential her latest feature, One Man Dies a Million Times, is seen on the big screen, not on a streaming platform.

Director Jono McLeod, whose debut feature My Old School is out now, on the first film he fell in love with: Muriel’s Wedding.

Bobbi Jene director Elvira Lind on the documentary she shot but may never show about a tumultuous year in her and husband Oscar Isaac's life.

How Martin Brest's misunderstood masterpiece helped a goofball teenager find love, and his identity.

Brian and Charles writer-director Jim Archer on the short-lived cult TV series, one of his defining influences in comedy.

Actor turned filmmaker Samuel Dunning on rediscovering his creative energy during lockdown, when he wrote his forthcoming film Canoe Dig It?

Anthony Fabian, director of the new film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, on why he is drawn to stories of the underdog.

Anna Roisman on her favorite new cinematic subgenre, which is actually a lot more sweet and wholesome than it sounds!

Filmmaker Dan Chen on the experience of making his debut documentary Accepted, and some of the lessons he learned along the way.

Writer-director Bryan Wizemann on how his Vegas upbringing has influenced all his films, including his latest, You Mean Everything to Me.

Director Jeremiah Zagar on how he found a fresh way of capturing basketball for his new movie, Hustle, starring Adam Sandler.