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Tag: film essay

How Being a Failure Led Me to Making My Feature Debut

Film
By Micaela Wittman | April 5, 2022
By Micaela Wittman | April 5, 2022

How Being a Failure Led Me to Making My Feature Debut

Micaela Wittman charts her journey from frustrated actor to writer-director with her breakthrough film Clairevoyant.

“When Will You Make an End?”

Film
By David Licata | April 1, 2022
By David Licata | April 1, 2022

“When Will You Make an End?”

David Licata on his 15-year journey making A Life’s Work, his new documentary about people engaged in all-consuming, open-ended projects.

How the Elevator of Blood from The Shining and a Breakup Inspired My Film Superior

Film
By Erin Vassiloupoulos | March 25, 2022
By Erin Vassiloupoulos | March 25, 2022

How the Elevator of Blood from The Shining and a Breakup Inspired My Film Superior

Erin Vassilopoulos, whose debut feature Superior opens at BAM today, on the forces that shaped her short film of the same name.

The Other F-Word

Film
By Patrick Forbes | March 24, 2022
By Patrick Forbes | March 24, 2022

The Other F-Word

Documentary filmmaker Patrick Forbes on the central role that fear has played in shaping his work over the years.

How My Local Comic-Book Shop Led Me to My Debut Feature

Film
By Rob Schroeder | March 18, 2022
By Rob Schroeder | March 18, 2022

How My Local Comic-Book Shop Led Me to My Debut Feature

Director Rob Schroeder on the role the Secret Headquarters, his favorite haunt in Los Angeles, played in shaping his new film, Ultrasound.

Taika, Trump, Putin and Me

Film
By Wes Hurley | March 17, 2022
By Wes Hurley | March 17, 2022

Taika, Trump, Putin and Me

Russian-born writer-director Wes Hurley on the myriad struggles of making his autobiographical epic, Potato Dreams of America.

That Time I Got Caught Stealing a VHS Copy of Basic Instinct When I Was 12

Film
By Ryan Spahn | March 16, 2022
By Ryan Spahn | March 16, 2022

That Time I Got Caught Stealing a VHS Copy of Basic Instinct When I Was 12

On the 30th anniversary of this classic erotic thriller, actor-writer-director Ryan Spahn shares how the movie drove him to a life of crime.

Why Lucy Matters to Me

Film
By Shannon Plumb | March 15, 2022
By Shannon Plumb | March 15, 2022

Why Lucy Matters to Me

To mark the release of Amy Poehler’s new doc Lucy and Desi, Shannon Plumb shares her deep love of Lucille Ball and how she changed the world.

On Sadness

Film
By Julia Cho | March 11, 2022
By Julia Cho | March 11, 2022

On Sadness

Julia Cho, who co-wrote the new Pixar movie Turning Red, reflects on how lingering melancholy has colored her life and work.

Visions in the Night

Film
By Nina Menkes | March 9, 2022
By Nina Menkes | March 9, 2022

Visions in the Night

To coincide with a major retrospective of her work, Nina Menkes revisits a manifesto she wrote a decade ago, looking at it now with fresh eyes.

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