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Tag: film essay

What a Feminist, Anti-Colonial Science Lab Taught Me About Ethical Filmmaking

Film
By Noah Hutton | February 12, 2021
By Noah Hutton | February 12, 2021

What a Feminist, Anti-Colonial Science Lab Taught Me About Ethical Filmmaking

Filmmaker Noah Hutton on how he was inspired to create a handbook so that the making of his new film Lapsis adhered to the values it upheld.

Between Young and Old

Film
By Shannon Plumb | February 11, 2021
By Shannon Plumb | February 11, 2021

Between Young and Old

Shannon Plumb talks film, aging and the pandemic with her friend Azazel Jacobs, whose latest movie, French Exit, opens in theaters this week.

How I Spent Seven Years Single-handedly Making a Demonic Thriller – and Accidentally Uncovered My Family’s Dark History

Film
By Jordan Graham | February 9, 2021
By Jordan Graham | February 9, 2021

How I Spent Seven Years Single-handedly Making a Demonic Thriller – and Accidentally Uncovered My Family’s Dark History

Jordan Graham, the writer-director (and pretty much everything else) of Sator shares the remarkable story of making his debut movie.

Cinema of the Interior

Film
By Isabel Sandoval | February 8, 2021
By Isabel Sandoval | February 8, 2021

Cinema of the Interior

For Isabel Sandoval — an Independent Spirit Award nominee for Lingua Franca — cinema, like all art, is an emotional experience.

Death, Myth and Dreaming in Wuthering Heights

Film
By Nicholas Ashe Bateman | February 5, 2021
By Nicholas Ashe Bateman | February 5, 2021

Death, Myth and Dreaming in Wuthering Heights

The Wanting Mare writer-director Nicholas Ashe Bateman pays tribute to a late friend through his meditation on Emily Brontë’s eternal classic.

Coming Out: My Journey From the “Normal” Path to Draw with Me and Beyond

Film
By Constantine Venetopoulos | February 4, 2021
By Constantine Venetopoulos | February 4, 2021

Coming Out: My Journey From the “Normal” Path to Draw with Me and Beyond

Filmmaker Constantine Venetopoulos on his ongoing cinematic exploration of gender and identity, including his Oscar-contending new short film.

What True Diversity Looks Like

Film
By Ken Mok | February 3, 2021
By Ken Mok | February 3, 2021

What True Diversity Looks Like

From America’s Next Top Model to his directorial debut The Right One, industry vet Ken Mok has been focused on everyone on the screen.

The Evolution of 9th Circuit Cowboy

Film
By Terry Sanders | February 2, 2021
By Terry Sanders | February 2, 2021

The Evolution of 9th Circuit Cowboy

Academy Award-winning director Terry Sanders on how he came to make his latest film, a documentary portrait of the late Judge Harry Pregerson.

The Long Road to Strawberry Mansion

Film
By Kentucker Audley | February 1, 2021
By Kentucker Audley | February 1, 2021

The Long Road to Strawberry Mansion

Kentucker Audley on the journey he and his co-director Albert Birney took in making their new Sundance film, Strawberry Mansion.

Don’t Consider It Cheating, It Bears Repeating

Film
By Otto Bell | January 29, 2021
By Otto Bell | January 29, 2021

Don’t Consider It Cheating, It Bears Repeating

Otto Bell on paying homage to cinematic greats in his new documentary short, The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima, premiering this weekend on Vice TV.

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