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Tag: film essay

A Playground Where Everything and Everyone is Free

Film
By Marie Losier | December 3, 2025
By Marie Losier | December 3, 2025

A Playground Where Everything and Everyone is Free

Documentary director Marie Losier, whose new film Peaches Goes Bananas is out today, on the joyous art she creates away from cinema.

Remembering Sally

Film
By Xaque Gruber | December 2, 2025
By Xaque Gruber | December 2, 2025

Remembering Sally

Writer-director Xaque Gruber on his best friend, the late Sally Kirkland, who was the subject and star of his debut feature, Sallywood.

The Music of Plainclothes

Film
By Carmen Emmi | November 21, 2025
By Carmen Emmi | November 21, 2025

The Music of Plainclothes

Writer-director Carmen Emmi on the songs and artists that shaped him and his award-winning debut feature, which is out now on digital.

“Godard Sucks!”

Film
By Shannon Plumb | November 18, 2025
By Shannon Plumb | November 18, 2025

“Godard Sucks!”

Shannon Plumb on how Richard Linklater's new film Nouvelle Vague finally helped her love the French New Wave's enfant terrible.

Why Sports Documentaries Will Always Matter – To Culture, and To Me

Film
By Alex Schmider | November 12, 2025
By Alex Schmider | November 12, 2025

Why Sports Documentaries Will Always Matter – To Culture, and To Me

Filmmaking is a team sport, says award-winning doc producer Alex Schmider, who’s pitching his latest project, KICK, this week at DOC NYC.

The Ghosts of the Makeshift Apartment

Film
By Ramon Zürcher | November 6, 2025
By Ramon Zürcher | November 6, 2025

The Ghosts of the Makeshift Apartment

Ramon Zürcher, whose new film The Sparrow in the Chimney is now streaming, on the house where he first fell in love with the movies.

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!

Radish Rocks!

Film
By Julia Marchese | October 31, 2025
By Julia Marchese | October 31, 2025

Radish Rocks!

For Halloween, Julia Marchese sings the praises of Final Exam, whose uber-nerd is her favorite horror movie character of all time.

Lesbian Space Anxiety

Film
By Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs | October 30, 2025
By Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs | October 30, 2025

Lesbian Space Anxiety

The directors of Lesbian Space Princess on how their new animated movie was shaped by real-life therapy sessions and experience with anxiety.

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.

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