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What I Talk About When I Talk About Directing

Michael Tyburski, whose new film Turn Me On is now out, on the role that running has played in his creative and personal lives.

April 15, 2025

My Serendipitous Stint as Fishmonger-Filmmaker

Emily Packer on working at the Union Square market while making her debut feature, Holding Back the Tide, which opens this week in NYC.

September 4, 2024

How to Wait

Between the years it took to get made and then COVID-related delays, his debut movie Three Months taught Jared Frieder a lot about patience.

February 23, 2022

Book Excerpt: Gilles Peterson’s Lockdown FM: Broadcasting in a Pandemic

A look inside the British broadcaster's new book, featuring contributions from Kieran Hebden (Four Tet), Louie Vega, and more.

What It’s Like Releasing a Racially Charged Movie about a Chinese Immigrant During COVID-19

Asian-Canadian writer-director Li Dong, whose debut feature, Stealing School, is out this week on VOD, gives his take on the current moment.

February 24, 2021

What I Learned From the Pandemic

When COVID-19 forced Spoor director Agnieszka Holland to stop working, she paused to observe some truths about life and cinema.

January 27, 2021

How Do You Frame It?

Filmmaker Irina Varina looks back on, and tries to make sense of, the series of short films she made during pandemic-era 2020.

January 19, 2021