film essay

Actress Irene Sofia Lucio on the question that starring in Liberation on Broadway during the time of ICE raids has forced her to reckon with.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Leah Warshawski on her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Big Sonia, and her 100th birthday.

Filmmaker and sex worker Lily Lady weighs up the virtues of two new festival titles, the film Modern Whore and web series Bulldozer.

Nicola Rose on her favorite short of recent years, the Oscar-winning Sing, and how it inspired her own film Gabrielle.

Through images, Charlie Shackleton tells the story of how his hit Sundance documentary — which is now out on digital — came into existence.

Cherien Dabis, whose Oscar-shortlisted All That's Left of You opens tomorrow, on the imperative nature of telling Palestinian stories.

Palestinian-German writer-director Lexi Alexander on the difficulties of releasing her new feature Absolute Dominion at this moment in time.

The award-winning international actress, whose new film Went Up the Hill came out earlier this year, on her connection to the wilds.

Scott Cummings, whose film Realm of Satan is out now, looks back on his unlikely roots in adult entertainment.

Sadie Bones, whose debut feature If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing is out now, on the joy of watching movies with her dad.

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin on the resonant parallels between her own family life and Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie.

Writer-director Jane Weinstock, whose new movie Three Birthdays is out now, explores the depiction of sexuality on screen.