film essay
Breaking All the Rules at the Los Angeles Festival of Movies
Cosmo Salovaara takes stock of the innovative filmmaking and enlightened curation at the buzzed-about fest, held earlier this month.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Directing
Michael Tyburski, whose new film Turn Me On is now out, on the role that running has played in his creative and personal lives.
Are Artists Any Better Than AI?
Filmmaker Bobby Miller, whose debut novel Situation Nowhere is out now, on the existential moment facing artists.
How We Made Gazer
Creative collaborators Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni pull back the curtain on their Cannes hit, which is now in theaters.
My Friends in Ukraine
Emmy winner Ryan Smith, whose film Soldiers of Song is out now, on his experiences making documentaries about and with the people of Ukraine.
The Lens is Never Neutral: How to Shoot a Crime Scene
Ami Canaan Mann, whose new film Audrey’s Children is out now, looks back on her time researching her 2011 film Texas Killing Fields.
Steaming Up the Screen: On “Good Kissing” and the Need for Intimacy Coordinators
Writer-director Aimee Kuge, whose new film Cannibal Mukbang is out today, on how to (safely) bring heat to the big screen.
You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be
Tony and Grammy winner Jhett Tolentino shares his inspiring journey to directing his first film, Asian Persuasion, out now in theaters.
On Luna, Dilly and Milly
The Heirloom’s writer-director-star Ben Petrie on how making a movie about his new dog revealed much more about himself than he’d expected.
The Summer I Wanted to Be American
Canadian writer-director Philippe Lesage, whose new film Who By Fire opens tomorrow, looks back on a simpler time.
Alone, Together
Filmmaker Alex R. Johnson, whose novel Brooklyn Motto is out now, on the magic of going to the movies on your own in New York City.
Six Strangers I Couldn’t Have Made My Movie Without
For writer-director GG Hawkins, her SXSW-premiering debut feature I Really Love My Husband hung on the generosity of others.
