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Tag: film essay

Vengeance and Pickles, or Why My First New York Movie is Really All About Food

Film
By Tim Sutton | March 31, 2021
By Tim Sutton | March 31, 2021

Vengeance and Pickles, or Why My First New York Movie is Really All About Food

When Tim Sutton set his new movie Funny Face in NYC, he knew it had to be a celebration of the city's diverse culinary pleasures.

Finding Home

Film
By Karla Murthy | March 29, 2021
By Karla Murthy | March 29, 2021

Finding Home

First-time documentarian Karla Murthy, whose film The Place That Makes Us airs tomorrow on WORLD Channel, ponders what home means to her.

Once Upon a Time … Xuxa!

Film
By Daniela De Carlo | March 26, 2021
By Daniela De Carlo | March 26, 2021

Once Upon a Time … Xuxa!

Daniela De Carlo, writer-director of The Blackout, on how her childhood idol, Brazilian pop star Xuxa, magically came into her life, for good.

Finding the Thread and Repairing the Past

Film
By Enid Tihanyi Zentelis | March 24, 2021
By Enid Tihanyi Zentelis | March 24, 2021

Finding the Thread and Repairing the Past

Filmmaker Enid Zentelis on making her non-fiction podcast series How My Grandmother Won WWII, and how we tell historical stories.

When Movie Theaters Return

Film
By Julia Marchese | March 22, 2021
By Julia Marchese | March 22, 2021

When Movie Theaters Return

Julia Marchese looks ahead to the time when watching a film will once again be a communal and transformative experience.

Connected Through Music, Through Film

Film
By David Wexler | March 18, 2021
By David Wexler | March 18, 2021

Connected Through Music, Through Film

David Wexler, director of the SXSW documentary Disintegration Loops, on the way music has shaped all his cinematic visions.

We Become the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Film
By Jessie Barr | March 16, 2021
By Jessie Barr | March 16, 2021

We Become the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Writer-director Jessie Barr on the personal story of death, grief and family that underpins her debut feature, Sophie Jones.

What You (Can’t) Say

Film
By Brielle Brilliant | March 11, 2021
By Brielle Brilliant | March 11, 2021

What You (Can’t) Say

Director Brielle Brilliant on the very particular backstory of their new film Firstness, and what that word means to them.

Why I’m Fascinated by Institutional Corruption

Film
By Nicholas Jarecki | March 10, 2021
By Nicholas Jarecki | March 10, 2021

Why I’m Fascinated by Institutional Corruption

Acclaimed writer-director Nicholas Jarecki on why his debut, Arbitrage, and new film Crisis both focus on societal systems in collapse.

Redefining the Meaning of Success

Film
By Sarah Sherman | March 9, 2021
By Sarah Sherman | March 9, 2021

Redefining the Meaning of Success

Sarah Sherman ponders concepts of art and achievement after she and her brother Zach co-directed their debut feature, Young Hearts.

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