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Tag: film essay

“Not Great!” Or, How I Fought COVID Claustrophobia While Writing My Apartment-Bound Jewish Folk-Horror Romance Attachment

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By Gabriel Bier Gislason | February 9, 2023
By Gabriel Bier Gislason | February 9, 2023

“Not Great!” Or, How I Fought COVID Claustrophobia While Writing My Apartment-Bound Jewish Folk-Horror Romance Attachment

Gabriel Bier Gislason talks about the script struggles he went through with his new movie, streaming from February 10 on Shudder.

Pill Mills and Car Chases: The Story Behind American Pain

Film
By Darren Foster | February 4, 2023
By Darren Foster | February 4, 2023

Pill Mills and Car Chases: The Story Behind American Pain

Filmmaker Darren Foster on how he spent 10 years documenting the rise and fall of the twins at the center of this country’s opioid epidemic.

My Love Affair with Attention Deficit Disorder

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By Dylan Playfair | February 3, 2023
By Dylan Playfair | February 3, 2023

My Love Affair with Attention Deficit Disorder

Letterkenny's Dylan Playfair on his complicated relationship with ADD, and how it made him the person he is today.

Striving for Amateur

Film
By Justin Zuckerman | February 1, 2023
By Justin Zuckerman | February 1, 2023

Striving for Amateur

For director Justin Zuckerman, making new his movie Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater was not about advancing his career.

Agoraphobic Freeway Blues

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By Zia Mohajerjasbi | January 31, 2023
By Zia Mohajerjasbi | January 31, 2023

Agoraphobic Freeway Blues

Zia Mohajerjasbi’s stream-of-consciousness take on one of the more unexpected personal meanings of the title of his new film, Know Your Place.

Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

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By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023
By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023

Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

Who’s Annie? creator and director Sophia Peer on how reenacting sitcom scenes with her parents inspired her to turn trauma into comedy.

Seeing and Seeking

Film
By Kimi Takesue | January 19, 2023
By Kimi Takesue | January 19, 2023

Seeing and Seeking

Documentarian Kimi Takesue, whose new film Onlookers premieres at Slamdance this weekend, on the forces that have shaped her life and work.

My Dad Killed Himself From PTSD

Film
By Sean Crampton | January 18, 2023
By Sean Crampton | January 18, 2023

My Dad Killed Himself From PTSD

The Stalking Fields co-writer, producer and star Sean Crampton shares the tragic and very personal story that underlies the film.

To the Rainforest’s Credit

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By Melissa Lesh | January 13, 2023
By Melissa Lesh | January 13, 2023

To the Rainforest’s Credit

Filmmaker Melissa Lesh on the challenges she faced making her new documentary, Wildcat, in the Amazonian rainforest.

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Film
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023
By Deborah Goodwin | January 12, 2023

How Severance Perfectly Parallels the Absurd Speakership Debacle

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin unpacks the uncanny echoes of TV’s best show she found in Kevin McCarthy’s bumbling bid for power.

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