first film

Actor turned writer-director Emma Claire Crockett shares some rookie mistakes (and potential hexes) from her debut short film.

Tom George, director of the new star-studded comedy mystery See How They Run, on the only true way to get good at filmmaking.

Actress and producer Katherine Waddell shares the cautionary tale of one of her earliest experiences working in independent film.

Brian Andrew Mendoza on the long road to making his feature directorial debut with the Jason Momoa thriller, now streaming on Netflix.

River writer-director Emily Skye on what happened when her dream film project suddenly fell apart in pre-production five years ago.

Shiva Baby's writer-director Emma Seligman on her lead actress, who also took on the role of friend, champion and support system.

The writer-director of Stray Dolls on the Sisyphean task of telling an unconventional immigrant story as a first-generation female filmmaker.

23-year-old filmmaker-actor Cooper Raiff on the real folks behind his debut feature, which won the SXSW Grand Jury Award last week.

Writer-director Michael Tyburski charts the unexpectedly long journey he took to make his new movie, The Sound of Silence.

Writer-director David Raymond shares some of the key lessons he learned making his debut feature, the star-studded thriller Night Hunter.

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

There is no moral to this tale about the initial trials and tribulations of feature filmmaking.