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Why Independent Filmmakers Make Great Activists

By Andrew Matthews | April 18, 2017

By Andrew Matthews | April 18, 2017

Why Independent Filmmakers Make Great Activists

Andrew Matthews, a newly politicized filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, explains how his background prepped him for the new resistance movement.

In Praise of Late Woody: Darkness, Lightness and Other Anxieties of Influence

By Matthew Wilder | August 29, 2016

By Matthew Wilder | August 29, 2016

In Praise of Late Woody: Darkness, Lightness and Other Anxieties of Influence

It's very unfashionable to like Woody Allen's recent movies, but screenwriter Matthew Wilder finds their exquisite mastery irresistible.

Embracing My Otherness as an Asian-American Gay Filmmaker

By Andrew Ahn | August 22, 2016

By Andrew Ahn | August 22, 2016

Embracing My Otherness as an Asian-American Gay Filmmaker

Andrew Ahn, director of the Sundance award-winner Spa Night, on the necessity of facing up to the things that set you apart.

Why I Don’t Want My Son to Be a Film Director (Like Me)

By Wayne Kramer | August 11, 2016

By Wayne Kramer | August 11, 2016

Why I Don’t Want My Son to Be a Film Director (Like Me)

Wayne Kramer, the man behind The Cooler and Running Scared, on the unjust and crushing weight of responsibility now placed on directors.