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Tag: Directing

Shadow Work: From Once Were Warriors to Angela’s Shadow

Film
By Jules Arita Koostachin | July 25, 2025
By Jules Arita Koostachin | July 25, 2025

Shadow Work: From Once Were Warriors to Angela’s Shadow

Writer-director Jules Arita Koostachin on the profound impact Lee Tamahori's 1994 film had on her and her new film, Angela's Shadow.

Revisited: How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting

Film
By Joseph Cross | July 25, 2025
By Joseph Cross | July 25, 2025

Revisited: How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting

Actor Joseph Cross on how he fulfilled a childhood ambition by directing his first movie, thanks to a crew who went above and beyond.

The Down and the Fortress of Numbness

Film
By Tzvi | July 3, 2025
By Tzvi | July 3, 2025

The Down and the Fortress of Numbness

Writer-director Tzvi shares the two letters he wrote to his cast and crew during the making of his upcoming second feature, The Down.

Swimming with the Alligators

Film
By Uttera Singh | June 26, 2025
By Uttera Singh | June 26, 2025

Swimming with the Alligators

Writer-director-star Uttera Singh allows herself a few tangents as she tells the story of how her debut feature, Pinch, came to be.

Heads Carolina, Tails California

Film
By Lovell Holder | June 6, 2025
By Lovell Holder | June 6, 2025

Heads Carolina, Tails California

Lovell Holder, the writer-director of Lavender Men and producer of The Surrender, on the pleasures of being (accidentally) bicoastal.

How Filmmaking Became My Escape from Intimacy

Film
By Jon Bregel | May 22, 2025
By Jon Bregel | May 22, 2025

How Filmmaking Became My Escape from Intimacy

Director and cinematographer Jon Bregel on creative burnout and rethinking how to make filmmaking play a truly positive role in his life.

I Made a Movie for an Industry That Didn’t Want It

Film
By Vincent D’Alessandro | May 20, 2025
By Vincent D’Alessandro | May 20, 2025

I Made a Movie for an Industry That Didn’t Want It

Writer-director Vincent D’Alessandro on the challenges he faced finding a home in the world for his debut feature, Bottom Feeders.

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.

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