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Tag: death

Coming to Term: A Tale of Loss and Sisterhood

Film
By Patricia Vidal Delgado | December 14, 2020
By Patricia Vidal Delgado | December 14, 2020

Coming to Term: A Tale of Loss and Sisterhood

La Leyenda Negra's writer-director Patricia Vidal Delgado on the poignant bond that brought her and her film's lead actress together.

How I Nearly Died Making My New Movie

Film
By Jason Wise | June 1, 2020
By Jason Wise | June 1, 2020

How I Nearly Died Making My New Movie

Director Jason Wise recalls a fateful day shooting his new documentary about sea-urchin divers, The Delicacy.

Making the Past Present

Film
By Andrew Ahn | May 7, 2020
By Andrew Ahn | May 7, 2020

Making the Past Present

Driveways director Andrew Ahn processes the death of his grandmother and actor Brian Dennehy by revisiting their performances in his films.

Odessa Pushes Through the Low Points

Music
By Odessa | December 2, 2019
By Odessa | December 2, 2019

Odessa Pushes Through the Low Points

The artist talks the death of her father, the "incredible difficulty of being human," and the myriad highs and lows that led to her new album.

A Not Very Funny Story About My Mother and the 1998 Movie The Godson

Film
By Kevin McDonald | August 23, 2019
By Kevin McDonald | August 23, 2019

A Not Very Funny Story About My Mother and the 1998 Movie The Godson

Ahead of his Off-Broadway show, Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald shares a poignant tale from his past.

In Conversation with Thor Harris and Cross Record

Music
By Cross Record | August 15, 2019
By Cross Record | August 15, 2019

In Conversation with Thor Harris and Cross Record

The friends and collaborators talk spirituality, death, the ethics of having kids, and Cross Record.

The Very Long, Dark and Strange Journey to Directing My First Feature

Film
By Ant Timpson | April 23, 2019
By Ant Timpson | April 23, 2019

The Very Long, Dark and Strange Journey to Directing My First Feature

Veteran producer Ant Timpson on how his parents' respective deaths coincided with his decision to end — and then restart — his directing career.

The Words of Pain

Film
By Eva Husson | April 12, 2019
By Eva Husson | April 12, 2019

The Words of Pain

Eva Husson, writer-director of the new film Girls of the Sun, shares her memories of the recent passing of her father, Jacques.

Hear First: Other Houses’ Funny Papers

Music
By Morgan Enos | February 11, 2019
By Morgan Enos | February 11, 2019

Hear First: Other Houses’ Funny Papers

Morgan Enos turned to music to work through the unexpected death of his father—Funny Papers, premiering here, is the result.

How a Lost Classic Helped My Film About Death Come to Life

Film
By Shawn Snyder | February 8, 2019
By Shawn Snyder | February 8, 2019

How a Lost Classic Helped My Film About Death Come to Life

To Dust's Shawn Snyder on how the serendipitous discovery of the 1937 film The Dybbuk had a transformative effect on his new movie.

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