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Standing Room Only

Drew Denny, director of the new documentary Second Nature, on a transformative decade spent telling a story that truly matters.

April 13, 2026

The Music of Plainclothes

Writer-director Carmen Emmi on the songs and artists that shaped him and his award-winning debut feature, which is out now on digital.

November 21, 2025

Lesbian Space Anxiety

The directors of Lesbian Space Princess on how their new animated movie was shaped by real-life therapy sessions and experience with anxiety.

The Secret Soundtrack to My Debut Feature

Writer-director-actor Max Talisman shares a definitive mixtape of the love songs that shaped his film Things Like This, which opens today.

May 16, 2025

The Little Things in Big Boys

Writer-director Corey Sherman on the very specific details that made his crowdpleasing debut feature come fully to life.

August 14, 2024

How I Get Unstuck

Karla Murthy, whose latest documentary, Love, Jamie, is now streaming on PBS American Masters, on where she finds creative inspiration.

July 23, 2024

a poem is a city asking a clock why

Writer-director Jac Cron, whose new movie, Chestnut, is in theaters from tomorrow, on how she has evolved creatively through poetry.

June 20, 2024

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.

June 6, 2024

New York City in the ’70s was a Wonderland

From the Talkhouse Reader, documentary filmmaker Greta Schiller charts her lengthy personal history with NYC.

February 19, 2024

How Watching The Real Housewives Made Me a Better Filmmaker

Writer-director Noah Schamus on the unlikely way Bravo’s reality TV franchise shaped their debut feature, Summer Solstice.

October 18, 2023

Pursuing Pasolini

Filmmaker and historian of LGBTQ cinema Jenni Olson on her unusual relationship with the late Italian auteur, who this year celebrates his centenary.

September 2, 2022

Make the Yuletide Gay

Actor-writer-director Ryan Spahn on how Christmas movies have shaped his holiday season, and the revolutionary new film Single All the Way.

December 3, 2021