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Tag: film essay

The Defining Traits of a Filmmaker: Timing and Perseverance

Film
By Seth Savoy | December 1, 2020
By Seth Savoy | December 1, 2020

The Defining Traits of a Filmmaker: Timing and Perseverance

Seth Savoy, the director and co-writer of the crime thriller Echo Boomers, on exactly what it took to get his new movie made.

An Ode to the Comedic Character Actor

Film
By Charles Gould | November 24, 2020
By Charles Gould | November 24, 2020

An Ode to the Comedic Character Actor

Charles Gould, currently starring in the horror-comedy It Cuts Deep, yearns for the golden age when performers like him could become A-listers.

It Makes My World Go Round

Film
By Hubert Point-Du Jour | November 20, 2020
By Hubert Point-Du Jour | November 20, 2020

It Makes My World Go Round

Hubert Point-Du Jour, one of the stars of Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, on how he has used music in his creative process as an actor.

The Light We Steal

Film
By David Raboy | November 17, 2020
By David Raboy | November 17, 2020

The Light We Steal

David Raboy, the director of the new psychological thriller The Giant, on a moment in production that came to define the film for him.

Jealousy: The Best Fuel For My Creativity

Film
By Cory Wexler Grant | November 16, 2020
By Cory Wexler Grant | November 16, 2020

Jealousy: The Best Fuel For My Creativity

Actor turned writer-director Cory Wexler Grant on the emotion that drove him to make his directorial debut, Painter, out now on VOD.

How the 1960s Protest Movements Shaped Me as a Filmmaker

Film
By Deborah Shaffer | November 13, 2020
By Deborah Shaffer | November 13, 2020

How the 1960s Protest Movements Shaped Me as a Filmmaker

For Deborah Shaffer, director of the new doc Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack, the political has always been personal.

A World Below the Brine

Film
By Hasan Oswald | November 11, 2020
By Hasan Oswald | November 11, 2020

A World Below the Brine

Hasan Oswald shares the compelling story of how he came to make his Slamdance Grand Jury-winning doc Higher Love, out now on digital.

Love You, Mum and Dad

Film
By Mark Tonderai | November 9, 2020
By Mark Tonderai | November 9, 2020

Love You, Mum and Dad

Spell director Mark Tonderai looks back on his dramatic childhood in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and how it shaped him as an artist.

How the Clash’s Mick Jones Made My Rock & Roll Dream Come True

Film
By Jeff Roda | November 6, 2020
By Jeff Roda | November 6, 2020

How the Clash’s Mick Jones Made My Rock & Roll Dream Come True

Making his new film, 18 to Party, writer-director Jeff Roda discovered that sometimes you should meet your heroes, after all.

What I Learned Working with Terrence Malick

Film
By Henry Butash | November 5, 2020
By Henry Butash | November 5, 2020

What I Learned Working with Terrence Malick

Henry Butash reflects on how his time on three films by the master affected his own directorial debut, The Atlantic City Story.

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