LGBTQ films
A Trans Lens, a Cinema of Defiance
Chase Joynt, director of the new Sarah McBride documentary State of Firsts, considers how to define the category of “trans cinema.”
Transgender / Transcendence
Writer-director Ash Mayfair on the very personal backstory to her new film Skin of Youth, the first Vietnamese fiction film starring a trans person.
Everything is Ending, Everything is Ending
Filmmaker Avalon Fast, whose latest girl horror movie CAMP opens on June 26, shares some moments from their journey.
Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Goran Stolevski
The prodigiously talented filmmaker behind You Won't Be Alone, Of An Age and Housekeeping for Beginners tells it like it is.
Standing Room Only
Drew Denny, director of the new documentary Second Nature, on a transformative decade spent telling a story that truly matters.
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.
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.
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.
How I Get Unstuck
Karla Murthy, whose latest documentary, Love, Jamie, is now streaming on PBS American Masters, on where she finds creative inspiration.
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.
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.











