film essay
Cutting and Pasting My Way Through the Western Cannon
Filmmaker Shaina Feinberg on how her process of reimagining movies has shaped the work she has made over the course of her creative career.
Integrity vs. Innovation: How AI is Redefining Documentary Filmmaking
Rachel Elizabeth Seed, director of the new doc A Photographic Memory, dives into the most pressing current topic in non-fiction cinema.
Verses of Defiance
The actor, whose recently published his debut collection of poetry, Her, Him & I, on the role the book played in his personal evolution.
“All You Need in Life is a Sharp Knife”
Niclas Larsson, whose debut feature, Mother, Couch, is now in theaters, on the delicate art of letter writing.
The Ride of My Life
Actor-writer-director Jake Allyn shares the emotional journey of making his new movie, which is now in theaters and on demand.
Live Live Live
Filmmaker Jessie Barr shares her cancer story, which is the focus of her upcoming gallery show in Los Angeles next week.
God Moving Across the Screen
Tzvi, writer-director of the newly released cult film Killer of Men, on growing up loving movies in a family of Rabbinic scholars.
The Strange Case of Tell Them You Love Me
Director Nick August-Perna on the unlikely and rocky road to success he traveled with his new documentary, now a viral hit on Netflix.
A Language Beyond Words
Tomás Gómez Bustillo, writer-director of Chronicles of a Wandering Saint, on finding deep connection through cinema with his father.
“I Fucking Hate Folk Music”
Filmmaker Kentucker Audley on how he returned to making music with his stripped-down debut record, Old Amateur.
The Truth in Our Lies
Actor-writer-director David Beck on the complicated relationship between storytelling and (un)truth, and his new film Regarding Us.
a poem is a city asking a clock why
Writer-director Jac Cron, whose new movie, Chestnut, is in theaters from tomorrow, on how she has evolved creatively through poetry.











