film essay
Reclaiming the Narrative is a Work in Progress
Writer-director Yen Tan on his how his cultural identity has shifted since coming to the U.S., and what it means for him to make Asian-American films.
What Frasier Means to Me
Anita Flores, host of I'm Listening: A Frasier Podcast, traces the roots of her adoration of the beloved '90s sitcom.
The Color of Freedom
Indian celebrity chef turned filmmaker Vikas Khanna recounts the journey he took making his first feature as writer-director, The Last Color.
A Culture of Violence: On Wes Craven’s Scream
The World is Full of Secrets writer-director Graham Swon on Wes Craven's genre-defining 1996 horror classic.
The New American Family
Director Beth Aala on the surprising relationship that helped shape her new documentary, Made in Boise.
Dry Rot: The Hidden Secrets Within Girl on the Third Floor
Producer-turned-director Travis Stevens on how a real haunted house inspired his new horror movie about toxic masculinity.
How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking
Writer-director David Midell outlines how his past work as a teacher and therapist drew him to make The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.
What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure
Barbara Miller on the journey she took directing her new documentary, #Female Pleasure.
The Time I Was An Alien Rapist (for Gregg Araki’s Now Apocalypse)
Actor-writer-director Brian McGuire shares his extraterrestrial experiences working on the New Queer Cinema auteur's recent TV show.
As a Vegan, Directing a Documentary About Taxidermy Transformed the Way I See the World
Filmmaker and environmental historian Erin Derham charts the journey she took as she challenged herself making her new film, Stuffed.
“The Seed is Planted, The Terror Grows”
Patrick Lussier on his thematic preoccupation with paranoia, both in his new movie Trick and in two longstanding favorites.
Meeting Mack Beggs and Making Mack Wrestles
The directors of the ESPN 30 for 30 film describe the experience of crafting their intimate portrait of the trans wrestler.
