film essay
A Letter to My Sweet Boy
Sareen Hairabedian, whose new documentary My Sweet Land just had its world premiere at Sheffield DocFest, writes to her newborn son.
Better in Person
Jenn Harris on IRL connection, leaving Brooklyn and her new short film, She's Clean.
The Emergence of Emergent City
Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg on the roots of their new doc, the chronicle of a changing Brooklyn, which premieres at Tribeca today.
Can a Friendship Survive the Making of a Buddy Comedy?
Writer-director Fernando Andrés on the real-life story behind his new movie Rent Free, which premieres at Tribeca tomorrow.
“Struck Faceless and Yet, We Continue to Speak”
Lynne Sachs, the subject of a current retrospective at DCTV, on the powerful experience of making her new abortion documentary, Contractions.
The Kitchen
From the Talkhouse Reader, Oscar nominee Colman Domingo on a fulfilling life of performance, creativity and food.
The Industry is in Crisis, But Make Something Anyway
Despite all the challenges creatives face at the moment, Laura Hunter Drago is finding a way to get her work out there.
Film-Geeking
Writer-director Richard Shepard looks back on his cinephilic childhood, the focus of his new documentary, Film Geek.
Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later
Writer-director Joel Potrykus, whose new film Vulcanizadora premieres at Tribeca next month, on life with his son, Solo.
My Rocky Horror Picture Show Obsession
Out of Print director Julia Marchese traces the roots of her deep love for one of the greatest midnight movies of all time.
Lost Soulz Longing for a Home
Lost Soulz writer-director Katherine Propper returns to L.A. after a long time away and ponders ideas of home.
Walking the Yard in Street Clothes: Premiering Quentin Blue Inside San Quentin
Lane Michael Stanley on the unique experience of filming and then premiering his new documentary in the legendary prison.
