film essay
An Evening in Krems
Writer-director Jessica Hausner looks back on a pivotal, make-or-break moment during production on her new film, Little Joe.
On the Spiritual and Physical Boobytraps of a Creative Life
Writer-director Alistair Banks Griffin on how retreating from the world led him to make his new film about a shut-in, The Wolf Hour.
The Craft of Building Trust
Documentarian Luke Lorentzen shares how he captured such unguarded, intimate footage for his new film, Midnight Family.
The Day Steve Bannon Stabbed Me in the Back
Marie Therese Guirgis, producer of the Steve Bannon documentary The Brink, recalls her darkest day working on the film.
The Simulation Presents Itself
How a moment of personal crisis ignited David Guy Levy’s need to make his new film, The Mandela Effect.
Why Beyond the Hills is the Most Underrated Queer Film of the Decade
Jeremy Hersh, who's currently crowdfunding his debut feature The Surrogate on Kickstarter, makes the case for Cristian Mungiu's 2012 drama.
A Disappearing Way of Life: On the Making of Sequestrada
Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn write about the unique experience of making their new film, Sequestrada, in the Amazon rainforest.
My First Film Teacher Was a City
Brett Story, director of the new doc The Hottest August, looks back on her formative creative years living and making work in Montreal.
The Art of the Interview
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project director Matt Wolf on the power, potency and importance of interviews in documentary filmmaking.
The Art of Stealing
Luigi Campi, the writer-director of My First Kiss and the People Involved, on some of the "appropriated" images in his new film.
Discovering My Grandfather’s Secret World War II Legacy
Wes Tooke, the screenwriter of the new movie Midway, on finding out a crucial and revelatory part of his family's history.
The Cinema of the Other
David Charles Rodrigues on how his personal history inspired him to make Gay Chorus Deep South a film for mainstream America.
