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Tag: Directing

How Being a Failure Led Me to Making My Feature Debut

Film
By Micaela Wittman | April 5, 2022
By Micaela Wittman | April 5, 2022

How Being a Failure Led Me to Making My Feature Debut

Micaela Wittman charts her journey from frustrated actor to writer-director with her breakthrough film Clairevoyant.

As a Doctor and Screenwriter, I Found Purpose. With My New Film, I Am Finally Myself.

Film
By Roshan Sethi | March 29, 2022
By Roshan Sethi | March 29, 2022

As a Doctor and Screenwriter, I Found Purpose. With My New Film, I Am Finally Myself.

Roshan Sethi, an oncologist and co-creator of TV’s The Resident, on love, happiness and his debut feature as writer-director, 7 Days.

The Other F-Word

Film
By Patrick Forbes | March 24, 2022
By Patrick Forbes | March 24, 2022

The Other F-Word

Documentary filmmaker Patrick Forbes on the central role that fear has played in shaping his work over the years.

Visions in the Night

Film
By Nina Menkes | March 9, 2022
By Nina Menkes | March 9, 2022

Visions in the Night

To coincide with a major retrospective of her work, Nina Menkes revisits a manifesto she wrote a decade ago, looking at it now with fresh eyes.

The Personal Cinema of Mia Hansen-Løve

Film
By Nicole Riegel | March 2, 2022
By Nicole Riegel | March 2, 2022

The Personal Cinema of Mia Hansen-Løve

Holler writer-director Nicole Riegel celebrates the rich and distinctive work of one of her favorite filmmakers.

How to Wait

Film
By Jared Frieder | February 23, 2022
By Jared Frieder | February 23, 2022

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.

A Strange Girl’s Path To Creating Strange and Beautiful Things

Film
By Krsy Fox | February 22, 2022
By Krsy Fox | February 22, 2022

A Strange Girl’s Path To Creating Strange and Beautiful Things

Krsy Fox traces her creative journey from horror fan to actress, rock musician and now prolific genre movie writer-director.

What I Learned Directing My First Studio Film

Film
By Emily Ting | February 17, 2022
By Emily Ting | February 17, 2022

What I Learned Directing My First Studio Film

Emily Ting, director of the smash hit Netflix movie Tall Girl 2, breaks down her experience moving from indie to big-budget filmmaking.

Laughing and Crying

Film
By Kristian Mercado | February 8, 2022
By Kristian Mercado | February 8, 2022

Laughing and Crying

Director Kristian Mercado on the complicated, interconnected relationship between film, comedy and depression in his life.

From Punk Rock to Indie Horror, It’s DIY or Die

Film
By Justin Brooks | February 3, 2022
By Justin Brooks | February 3, 2022

From Punk Rock to Indie Horror, It’s DIY or Die

Whether playing guitar in the bands Bad Ash and Ashers or now making his debut feature Alone with You, Justin Brooks has kept the same ethos.

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