film essay

Harrison Xu and Ivan Leung on the experience of the taking massive creative leap of making their debut feature Extremely Unique Dynamic.

Producer William Rosenfeld on his unconventional approach to making the horror hit It's What's Inside, which sold for $17 million at Sundance.

My First Film director (and new mother) Zia Anger on what it takes to make something and usher it into the world.

Sundance-winning filmmaker Jack Dunphy, host of the new podcast, Revelations with Jack Dunphy, on his dad, drugs and dissociation.

Gregory Lay, the co-creator and star of the web series Greg in LA, on a night 20 years ago when he had to take a long, hard look at his life.

Documentary filmmaker Alison Tavel on her father, her newly released feature, Resynator, and her personal definition of success.

Director Amber Sealey on OCD, ADHD and the personal growth she achieved making her new movie, Out of My Mind, now streaming on Disney+.

Night is Not Eternal director Nanfu Wang on what she has learned from living and making work in the U.S. in the past 13 years.

Director Dan Chen on film, family, the intersection of those two things, and his new Vimeo Staff Pick doc You're Too Sensitive.

Writer-director Kelsey Egan, whose new thriller The Fix is out today, on what she learned about filmmaking from her time as a stuntperson.

James Ward Byrkit on the mysterious intuition that has guided him, from anticipating earthquakes to creating his new TV show, Shatter Belt.

Palestinian director Areeb Zuaiter on Gaza, her new documentary Yalla Parkour, which premieres at DOC NYC tomorrow, and what is yet to come.