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Tag: film essay

Say It Ain’t So, Joe!

Film
By Julia Marchese | December 19, 2023
By Julia Marchese | December 19, 2023

Say It Ain’t So, Joe!

Julia Marchese on how Joe Dante's Gremlins changed her life forever, when she saw it at age five.

Thoughts on Suffering for Your Art

Film
By Anna Zlokovic | December 15, 2023
By Anna Zlokovic | December 15, 2023

Thoughts on Suffering for Your Art

Writer-director Anna Zlokovic, whose horror movie Appendage is now on Hulu, discusses finding balance and self-care in her work.

Tour de North Brooklyn

Film
By Savannah Knoop | December 13, 2023
By Savannah Knoop | December 13, 2023

Tour de North Brooklyn

From the inaugural issue of the Talkhouse Reader, artist and filmmaker Savannah Knoop on riding their bike around NYC.

Finding Compassion, or Why My Mom is My Tripwire

Film
By Chase Joliet | December 11, 2023
By Chase Joliet | December 11, 2023

Finding Compassion, or Why My Mom is My Tripwire

Chase Joliet on writing, recovery and the roots of his debut feature, Grapefruit.

A Memory of Home

Film
By Cedric Cheung-Lau | December 8, 2023
By Cedric Cheung-Lau | December 8, 2023

A Memory of Home

Writer-director Cedric Cheung-Lau on facing grief in the wake of premiering his debut feature The Mountains are a Dream That Call to Me.

A Place Beyond Rage

Film
By Paris Zarcilla | November 30, 2023
By Paris Zarcilla | November 30, 2023

A Place Beyond Rage

British Filipino writer-director Paris Zarcilla on the anger that sparked his debut feature, Raging Grace.

Journey Through a Filmmaker’s Anxious Mind

Film
By Lila Schmitz | November 29, 2023
By Lila Schmitz | November 29, 2023

Journey Through a Filmmaker’s Anxious Mind

Director Lila Schmitz on the personal journey of making her debut feature, the music documentary The Job of Songs.

No Money, But Lots of Time

Film
By Judy Irving | November 15, 2023
By Judy Irving | November 15, 2023

No Money, But Lots of Time

Judy Irving, whose doc classic The Wild Parrots of Telegraph is out this week in a restored version, connects the dots in her long career.

What Happened Inside the Oculus

Film
By L. Frances Henderson | November 14, 2023
By L. Frances Henderson | November 14, 2023

What Happened Inside the Oculus

Documentary director L. Frances Henderson shares a story tied to her new film, This Much We Know, which is now in theaters.

Family and Circuses: The Stories We Don’t Tell

Film
By Fernanda Faya | November 10, 2023
By Fernanda Faya | November 10, 2023

Family and Circuses: The Stories We Don’t Tell

Fernanda Faya, whose documentary Neirud plays at DOC NYC this weekend, on the epic journey of making her new film.

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