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Why Indie Film Only Has a Future If We Embrace Radical Transparency

By Zia Anger | May 24, 2017

By Zia Anger | May 24, 2017

Why Indie Film Only Has a Future If We Embrace Radical Transparency

While waiting to make her first feature, Zia Anger dives deep into her complicated feelings about the world of independent film.

How Being Called a “Female Filmmaker” Helped Me Understand the Future of Cinema

By April Mullen | April 26, 2017

By April Mullen | April 26, 2017

How Being Called a “Female Filmmaker” Helped Me Understand the Future of Cinema

The director of the forthcoming Below Her Mouth on how the press' recent focus on her gender made her newly consider the female gaze.

How I Went From a Movie Outsider to Collaborating with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall

By Ryan Suffern | April 14, 2017

By Ryan Suffern | April 14, 2017

How I Went From a Movie Outsider to Collaborating with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall

The director of Finding Oscar reveals his unique path from Midwestern English graduate to filmmaking partner to Amblin's founders.

Why I Don’t Want My Son to Be a Film Director (Like Me)

By Wayne Kramer | August 11, 2016

By Wayne Kramer | August 11, 2016

Why I Don’t Want My Son to Be a Film Director (Like Me)

Wayne Kramer, the man behind The Cooler and Running Scared, on the unjust and crushing weight of responsibility now placed on directors.