film essay

Narcissister, the performance artist making her film debut with the forthcoming Narcissister Organ Player, shares memories of her mother.

The director of Our New President, a found-footage documentary about Russia's love of Trump, ponders political comedy in the current age.

Victoria Negri is a writer-director. She also is a serious runner. As she explains, the two disciplines are inherently interconnected for her.

After the South Korea press tour for a major animated movie, Jennifer Yuh Nelson was joined in the country of her birth by her mother.

Actress and writer Nadia Alexander on plumbing the depths in her new movie, The Dark, allowed her to finally access the happiness within her.

Director Yen Tan on growing up gay in Malaysia, his journey in America, and how it all relates to his poignant AIDS drama 1985.

Patrick Wang on the late, great stage actor Brian Murray, who he worked with on multiple films, including his latest, A Bread Factory.

Director Antonio Méndez Esparza on the wisdom of Robert Bresson, and working with non-actors, including on his new film, Life and Nothing More.

Writer-director Sacha Gervasi on his new film, My Dinner with Hervé, and drawing inspiration for his work from real life and lived experience.

Alexandria Bombach on the emotional toll of making On Her Shoulders, her portrait of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Yazidi activist Nadia Murad.

Director Marilyn Ness on the precarious balancing act involved in making her documentary on gun violence, Charm City.

The writer-directors of After Everything share hard-earned wisdom and rookie mistakes from their time making movie magic in the Big Apple.