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The Hot Dads of Are We Not Cats

By Xander Robin | February 21, 2018

By Xander Robin | February 21, 2018

The Hot Dads of Are We Not Cats

Writer-director Xander Robin introduces us to the disparate men he found to play father figures in his decidedly unconventional debut feature.

“Everybody Dies Frustrated and Sad and That is Beautiful,” or How Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali Helped Me Through a Shitty Time

By Jack Dunphy | August 28, 2017

By Jack Dunphy | August 28, 2017

“Everybody Dies Frustrated and Sad and That is Beautiful,” or How Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali Helped Me Through a Shitty Time

Writer, director and animator Jack Dunphy on the curious resonance of Apu Trilogy in the wake of his father's death.

Jennifer Prediger (Apartment Troubles) Talks John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein’s Vacation

By Jennifer Prediger | August 4, 2015

By Jennifer Prediger | August 4, 2015

Jennifer Prediger (Apartment Troubles) Talks John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein’s Vacation

A trip back home to see family also becomes a journey to see the new version of an old favorite movie (and then also the original).

Reinaldo Marcus Green (Stone Cars) Talks How His Father Taught Him Filmmaking Through Life Lessons

By Reinaldo Marcus Green | June 20, 2015

By Reinaldo Marcus Green | June 20, 2015

Reinaldo Marcus Green (Stone Cars) Talks How His Father Taught Him Filmmaking Through Life Lessons

On Father's Day weekend, a director looks back on how his father (unwittingly) gave him and his brother the tools to fulfill their creative dreams.