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Revisited: The Process

My First Film director (and new mother) Zia Anger on what it takes to make something and usher it into the world.

January 3, 2025

Revisited: Lake Bell Talks with Santigold for the Talkhouse Podcast

Friends Lake and Santi talk motherhood, creativity, and the challenges of balancing the two.

October 31, 2024

The Process

My First Film director (and new mother) Zia Anger on what it takes to make something and usher it into the world.

September 3, 2024

Deap Vally’s Lindsey Troy is Keeping the Dream Alive

The singer/guitarist tells the story of the band, from the beginning to the end.

July 24, 2024

A Letter to My Sweet Boy

Sareen Hairabedian, whose new documentary My Sweet Land just had its world premiere at Sheffield DocFest, writes to her newborn son.

June 18, 2024

Odetta Hartman and Lola Kirke Are Adventure Queens

The old friends talk motherhood, touring, psychics, magic dresses, and more.

March 22, 2024

No Fear: The Serendipitous Symbiosis of Filmmaking and Motherhood

Bobbi Jo Hart on having children, making documentaries and her new movie, Fanny: The Right to Rock.

May 22, 2023

Revisited: Making Movies, Making Babies (and the Monster Beside Me)

Susanna Nicchiarelli, whose new feature Chiara debuts today in Venice, on bringing films and new life into the world at the same time.

September 9, 2022

Revisited: The Revolutionary Act of (Female) Desire

Showrunner Stacy Rukeyser on why she created her new taboo-breaking Netflix hit, Sex/Life.

December 23, 2021

How Motherhood Revolutionized My Filmmaking Approach (and How I See America)

Rachel Boynton on the genesis of her new film Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are), and why she re-envisioned the way she made documentaries.

September 16, 2021

My Only Work Now Is You

Brandy Zdan on grieving a miscarriage, becoming a mother in isolation, and learning to trust her artistic instincts.

September 9, 2021