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Tag: Directing

Revisited: The Impossibility of Promoting a Movie During a Genocide

Film
By Lexi Alexander | January 1, 2026
By Lexi Alexander | January 1, 2026

Revisited: The Impossibility of Promoting a Movie During a Genocide

Palestinian-German writer-director Lexi Alexander on the difficulties of releasing her new feature Absolute Dominion at this moment in time.

Revisited: Sex and the Movies

Film
By Jane Weinstock | December 25, 2025
By Jane Weinstock | December 25, 2025

Revisited: Sex and the Movies

Writer-director Jane Weinstock, whose new movie Three Birthdays is out now, explores the depiction of sexuality on screen.

Some Holiday Spirit: On Film and Chosen Families

Film
By Haroula Rose | December 23, 2025
By Haroula Rose | December 23, 2025

Some Holiday Spirit: On Film and Chosen Families

Haroula Rose offers up an outtake reel from her new film All Happy Families, and ponders how movies have helped her find her chosen family.

I Put All My Best Ideas into the Movie Itself, So Don’t Expect Much From This Essay

Film
By Rachel Wolther | November 4, 2025
By Rachel Wolther | November 4, 2025

I Put All My Best Ideas into the Movie Itself, So Don’t Expect Much From This Essay

Rachel Wolther, whose new film The French Italian is now streaming, shares the very best (remaining) material she has about her movie!

I Went to Film a Parrot. I Discovered a New Language.

Film
By Amy Herdy | October 28, 2025
By Amy Herdy | October 28, 2025

I Went to Film a Parrot. I Discovered a New Language.

Veteran documentary producer Amy Herdy on the epiphanies she had making her directorial debut, Parrot Kindergarten.

On Losing My Father and My New Film, Köln 75

Film
By Ido Fluk | October 17, 2025
By Ido Fluk | October 17, 2025

On Losing My Father and My New Film, Köln 75

Ido Fluk on the bittersweet way in which his new film Köln 75, in theaters today, had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

Reliving History for Vindication Swim

Film
By Elliott Hasler | October 16, 2025
By Elliott Hasler | October 16, 2025

Reliving History for Vindication Swim

Filmmaker Elliott Hasler on the amazing dedication it took from many people to make his historical biopic Vindication Swim.

Left Swipe, Right Script: How a Dating App Mishap Became a Film

Film
By Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers | October 14, 2025
By Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers | October 14, 2025

Left Swipe, Right Script: How a Dating App Mishap Became a Film

Writer-director-actors Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers on the unlikely inspiration for the latest feature, Floating Carousel.

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Tim Blake Nelson

Podcast
By Talkhouse Podcast | October 3, 2025
By Talkhouse Podcast | October 3, 2025

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Tim Blake Nelson

The beloved actor, writer-director, playwright and novelist, who's currently starring in Bang Bang, gets candid.

The Screwball Cure

Film
By Sara Zandieh | September 22, 2025
By Sara Zandieh | September 22, 2025

The Screwball Cure

Doin’ It director Sara Zandieh on how comedy has been crucial to her as a coping mechanism, a lifeline, a source of deep connection.

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