Creative

Footer Legal

Main

NavBar

Sections

Topics

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

Talkhouse

Film

I Heard Sex Is Over

Jon Bregel is a multi-disciplinary filmmaker, <a href="https://www.jonathanbregel.com/coaching" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coach for filmmakers</a> and founder of <a href="https://www.thenourish.community/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Nourish Community</a>, a community for filmmakers in pursuit of wellness, meaningful relationships, and purpose. Though Jon’s background is as a director and cinematographer, he also co-founded the influential production company, Variable, where he led award-winning campaigns for brands such as Nike, Audi, National Geographic, Cadillac, ACLU, Samsung, Pfizer, Gap, and Tiffany &amp; Co. In addition to his commercial work, he spent years traveling the country documenting musicians, leading him to tour the United States with Taylor Swift. Most recently, he shot Jay Duplass’ new feature The Baltimorons, which won the Audience Award at SXSW 2025, and is in post-production on Selah, a documentary he directed that centers a care-farm in Sedona for the traumatically bereaved. Learn more at his <a href="https://jonathanbregel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official website</a>.

Jon Bregel

How Filmmaking Became My Escape from Intimacy

Aimee Kuge is a Japanese-American independent filmmaker with a passion for crafting thought-provoking horror films that explore the human experience. Her diverse credits include writing, directing, and producing <a href="https://wellgousa.com/films/cannibal-mukbang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cannibal Mukbang</a>, which is out now on VOD, co-producing Black Eyed Susan, and serving as a story producer for MTV’s Teen Mom franchise. Aimee holds a BFA in Filmmaking and a BA in Studio Art from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Currently based in New York and New Jersey, she continues to push creative boundaries in her storytelling. (Photo by Eva Tusquets.)

Aimee Kuge

Steaming Up the Screen: On “Good Kissing” and the Need for Intimacy Coordinators

Jenn Harris is an award-winning writer-director, actor and producer from a small cornfield town in Illinois who takes comedy very seriously 😉 She can currently be seen in the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. Her short film She&#8217;s Clean, which she wrote, directed and starred in, won Best Director at the Poppy Jasper Film Festival and Best Actress at The Los Angeles Short Film Festival. Her series New York is Dead premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, and won Best Comedy at the New York Television Festival and Best Actress at SeriesFest. Her short film Island Queen, starring Rachel Dratch and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, played several prestigious festivals in 2020, including the San Francisco Film Festival and Florida Film Festival. As an actor in New York, Jenn is known for originating the role of Clarice Starling in Silence! The Musical and won a Lortel and Theatre World Award for her performance in Modern Orthodox. Some film and television credits include: High Maintenance, Search Party, 30 Rock, Gayby, Difficult People, Younger, Bored to Death and Fits and Starts. Jenn is a Professor at USD where she teaches Acting for the Camera and Comedy for the MFA acting program. She is also a recent mentee of the Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Director Program.

Jenn Harris

Better in Person

intimacy