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Tag: film essay

How I Translated My Emotions into a Meta Layer in My Movie

Music
By Mogli | June 22, 2022
By Mogli | June 22, 2022

How I Translated My Emotions into a Meta Layer in My Movie

Musician turned filmmaker Mogli pulls back the curtain on the evocative companion film to her new album, Ravage.

Becoming Coach Shannon

Film
By Shannon Plumb | June 21, 2022
By Shannon Plumb | June 21, 2022

Becoming Coach Shannon

Filmmaker Shannon Plumb on her experiences returning to her basketball roots to coach a middle school team.

Being BeBe: No Acting Please

Film
By Emily Branham | June 15, 2022
By Emily Branham | June 15, 2022

Being BeBe: No Acting Please

Emily Branham on the intense acting class that she and her subject, Ru Paul's Drag Race winner BeBe Benet, took while making her new movie.

I Am a Coming-of-age Drama

Film
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | June 9, 2022
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | June 9, 2022

I Am a Coming-of-age Drama

Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on the emotional trajectory that led to her debut feature Good Girl Jane, which world premieres at Tribeca this weekend.

What’s Going to Happen Next

Film
By Mark O’Brien | June 8, 2022
By Mark O’Brien | June 8, 2022

What’s Going to Happen Next

The Righteous’ actor-writer-director Mark O’Brien on The Game, Rosemary’s Baby and uncertainty in life and in movies.

The Music of Collaboration

Film
By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | June 3, 2022
By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | June 3, 2022

The Music of Collaboration

The men behind McMillion$ and the new Apple TV+ true-crime docuseries The Big Conn on how being in rock bands shaped them as filmmakers.

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Film
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Since I Been Down director Gilda Sheppard on the way that creative imagination has shaped her distinctive approach to filmmaking.

How I Turned an Ancient Buddhist Parable into a Contemporary No-Budget Political Thriller

Film
By Dan Coplan | June 1, 2022
By Dan Coplan | June 1, 2022

How I Turned an Ancient Buddhist Parable into a Contemporary No-Budget Political Thriller

Filmmaker Dan Coplan on the making of his latest movie, 8 Winds, starring Robert Davi, which is now available to stream.

Like Songs Floating in the Air

Film
By Robert Machoian | May 26, 2022
By Robert Machoian | May 26, 2022

Like Songs Floating in the Air

Director Robert Machoian reveals the backstory to his documentary Notes From a Quiet Town, made as a companion piece to the Killers' new album.

Discoveries While Editing a Microbudget: Inbetween Girl

Film
By Mei Makino | May 24, 2022
By Mei Makino | May 24, 2022

Discoveries While Editing a Microbudget: Inbetween Girl

Writer-director Mei Makino on the rites of passage she experienced while in post-production on her feature debut, which is out now on demand.

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