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Tag: Directing

The Impossibility of Promoting a Movie During a Genocide

Film
By Lexi Alexander | May 9, 2025
By Lexi Alexander | May 9, 2025

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.

To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap

Film
By Hala Matar | May 2, 2025
By Hala Matar | May 2, 2025

To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap

Writer-director Hala Matar on the beautiful, unexpected and slightly chaotic genesis of her debut feature, Electra, which is in theaters now.

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Michel Gondry

Podcast
By Talkhouse Podcast | May 1, 2025
By Talkhouse Podcast | May 1, 2025

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Michel Gondry

The visionary French filmmaker, whose delightful new film Maya, Give Me a Title is playing fests now, faces a different set of questions.

How Editing My Film Blue Sun Palace Changed the Way I See Myself

Film
By Constance Tsang | April 25, 2025
By Constance Tsang | April 25, 2025

How Editing My Film Blue Sun Palace Changed the Way I See Myself

Writer-director Constance Tsang on the transformative process of making her Cannes hit Blue Sun Palace, which is in theaters now.

What I Talk About When I Talk About Directing

Film
By Michael Tyburski | April 15, 2025
By Michael Tyburski | April 15, 2025

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.

How We Made Gazer

Film
By Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni | April 8, 2025
By Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni | April 8, 2025

How We Made Gazer

Creative collaborators Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni pull back the curtain on their Cannes hit, which is now in theaters.

The Lens is Never Neutral: How to Shoot a Crime Scene

Film
By Ami Canaan Mann | March 28, 2025
By Ami Canaan Mann | March 28, 2025

The Lens is Never Neutral: How to Shoot a Crime Scene

Ami Canaan Mann, whose new film Audrey’s Children is out now, looks back on her time researching her 2011 film Texas Killing Fields.

Steaming Up the Screen: On “Good Kissing” and the Need for Intimacy Coordinators

Film
By Aimee Kuge | March 25, 2025
By Aimee Kuge | March 25, 2025

Steaming Up the Screen: On “Good Kissing” and the Need for Intimacy Coordinators

Writer-director Aimee Kuge, whose new film Cannibal Mukbang is out today, on how to (safely) bring heat to the big screen.

You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be

Film
By Jhett Tolentino | March 21, 2025
By Jhett Tolentino | March 21, 2025

You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be

Tony and Grammy winner Jhett Tolentino shares his inspiring journey to directing his first film, Asian Persuasion, out now in theaters.

On Luna, Dilly and Milly

Film
By Ben Petrie | March 20, 2025
By Ben Petrie | March 20, 2025

On Luna, Dilly and Milly

The Heirloom’s writer-director-star Ben Petrie on how making a movie about his new dog revealed much more about himself than he’d expected.

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