film essay
Revisited: Every Being That Lives Will One Day Die
Writer-director Carla Simón, whose new short is at the Venice Film Festival, on how the death of a family member has underpinned each of her films.
Revisited: Abel Ferrara Talks the Actor-Director Relationship and the Rewards of Collaboration
As Abel Ferrara's new feature Padre Pio premieres at the Venice Film Festival, we look back at his 2015 essay for Talkhouse.
Revisited: How the World Became Wellesian
Mark Cousins, whose new film March on Rome just premiered at the Venice Film Festival, on how Orson Welles was a man ahead of his time.
Pursuing Pasolini
Filmmaker and historian of LGBTQ cinema Jenni Olson on her unusual relationship with the late Italian auteur, who this year celebrates his centenary.
The Art of the Finish
On the 17th anniversary of the disaster, the director of Hurricane Katrina doc Forced Change details his epic path to completing his film.
Back to School
Writer-director Sabrina Jaglom on returning to her teenage years for her latest film, the high-school thriller JANE.
Getting the Link Out
Shannon Plumb shares her experiences trying to find an audience for her new sketch comedy show, Chopped Liver.
Mix Tape
Killian & the Comeback Kids writer-director-star Taylor A. Purdee on multiracial representation, both in front and behind the camera.
The Films That Shaped Me – and the Teenage Movie That Made Me a Director
Vincent Grashaw, whose new film, What Josiah Saw, is streaming now on Shudder, on ’90s classics and his WWII epic, The Shortest Straw.
My First Ideology
The Anarchists director Todd Schramke delves into his personal history with anarchy, and its roots in his first love: punk.
An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before
Melissa Navia, who plays Lt. Erica Ortegas on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, on returning for season two after a devastating, unthinkable loss.
30 Years Later, It’s Still A League of Their Own For Me
Three decades after it first hit theaters, Anna Roisman pays tribute to Penny Marshall's classic female-centric baseball movie.
