film essay
From Newsletter to Pilot: How I Accidentally Rebuilt My Writing Career
Former TV writer Jon Stahl on the unlikely genesis of his new comedy web series, Casen Pointe: True Crime Detective.
Finding the Magic and Humanity in Science on the Big Screen
Newly returned from Sundance, Sandbox Films' Jessica Harrop on her attempts to reconceive what science documentaries can be.
How Francis Ford Coppola Taught Me to Build, Not Just Direct
Janek Ambros on how studying the iconic director - and getting personal advice from Coppola himself - has guided him in his film career.
David Lynch and I: Involved in a Mystery
A year after David Lynch’s death, filmmaker Robert Kolodny reveals the idiosyncratic way he has been processing the loss of the iconic auteur.
To Protest or Not to Protest
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.
Big Sonia and the Big 100
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Leah Warshawski on her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Big Sonia, and her 100th birthday.
Can the “Post-Modern” Whore Era Finally Begin?
Filmmaker and sex worker Lily Lady weighs up the virtues of two new festival titles, the film Modern Whore and web series Bulldozer.
Sing, Dance and Be Yourself: How Two Films Helped Heal One Hurt
Nicola Rose on her favorite short of recent years, the Oscar-winning Sing, and how it inspired her own film Gabrielle.
Photo Diary: The Making of Zodiac Killer Project
Through images, Charlie Shackleton tells the story of how his hit Sundance documentary — which is now out on digital — came into existence.
Silence Isn’t An Option
Cherien Dabis, whose Oscar-shortlisted All That's Left of You opens tomorrow, on the imperative nature of telling Palestinian stories.
Revisited: The Impossibility of Promoting a Movie During a Genocide
Palestinian-German writer-director Lexi Alexander on the difficulties of releasing her new feature Absolute Dominion at this moment in time.
Revisited: On Nature and Creativity
The award-winning international actress, whose new film Went Up the Hill came out earlier this year, on her connection to the wilds.











