Low-Budget

Writer-director-actor Ela Thier, whose new book How to Fail as an Artist is out now, shares her unconventional creative journey.

Director Caroline Golum on filming a solar eclipse for her low-budget historical epic, Revelations of Divine Love, which is in theaters now.

Ryan Martin Brown looks back on making his new movie Free Time, which is now out on digital, through a photographic lens.

“We can do this ... There’s no way we can do all of this.” Filmmaker Theodore Collatos on stealing shots for his pilot Palookaville.

Swallowed director Carter Smith on how his unusual career path (kind of) allowed him to make a second debut film.

Writer-director Mei Makino on the rites of passage she experienced while in post-production on her feature debut, which is out now on demand.

Jordan Graham, the writer-director (and pretty much everything else) of Sator shares the remarkable story of making his debut movie.

Lifelong best friends Hannah Leder and Alexandra Kotcheff share adventures from making their debut feature The Planters alone in the desert.

The multitalented actress and author writes about the ups and downs of making her directorial feature debut, Axis.

Jake Mahaffy on the 12-year odyssey of his Independent Spirit Award-nominated new film, and the blood, sweat and tears it took to make it.

My movie, Jason Nash is Married, was released digitally by Comedy Central last month.