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Tag: film essay

You Can Take a Nap, I Promise

Film
By Nakia Stephens | October 12, 2020
By Nakia Stephens | October 12, 2020

You Can Take a Nap, I Promise

Screenwriter Nakia Stephens reflects on how she’s learning to release the shackles of productivity by leaning into purpose.

Invisible Hands

Film
By Tom Gilroy | October 7, 2020
By Tom Gilroy | October 7, 2020

Invisible Hands

Tom Gilroy examines the influence of Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Tsai Ming-liang on his new short film, #WaynesvilleStrong.

“So, What Did We Learn?”

Film
By Brian Duffield | October 5, 2020
By Brian Duffield | October 5, 2020

“So, What Did We Learn?”

Writer-director Brian Duffield on making Spontaneous for three years in three countries for multiple owners before a pandemic.

Just For a Minute, Let’s Talk About Yahoo Serious

Film
By Alex H. Fischer and Eleanor Wilson | October 2, 2020
By Alex H. Fischer and Eleanor Wilson | October 2, 2020

Just For a Minute, Let’s Talk About Yahoo Serious

The writer-directors of Save Yourselves! begin their campaign to get the comedies of Yahoo Serious into the Criterion Collection.

Why a Lawyer Wrote a Movie

Film
By Jay Paul Deratany | September 28, 2020
By Jay Paul Deratany | September 28, 2020

Why a Lawyer Wrote a Movie

Jay Paul Deratany, a working attorney who wrote and produced the new film Foster Boy, on his duty to share the stories of foster youth.

Mental Illness Took An Interest in Me

Film
By Luke Eve | September 25, 2020
By Luke Eve | September 25, 2020

Mental Illness Took An Interest in Me

Director Luke Eve on the backstory to his new film, I Met a Girl, the latest in a series of projects focused on mental health.

Texas and the Lost Girls

Film
By Van Ditthavong | September 24, 2020
By Van Ditthavong | September 24, 2020

Texas and the Lost Girls

The director of All Roads to Pearla recalls and shares images from a human trafficking raid in Houston that he covered as a photojournalist.

Comedy and Cosmic Perspective as an Antidote to Hate

Film
By Steve Collins | September 17, 2020
By Steve Collins | September 17, 2020

Comedy and Cosmic Perspective as an Antidote to Hate

I’ve Got Issues writer-director Steve Collins on how he has looked to film, rather than religion, for a path to inner peace and salvation.

Watching Sátántangó at the End of the World

Film
By Jesse Noah Klein | September 14, 2020
By Jesse Noah Klein | September 14, 2020

Watching Sátántangó at the End of the World

Filmmaker Jesse Noah Klein on the very particular, resonant experience of seeing Béla Tarr's seven-hour-plus masterpiece during a global pandemic.

“White People Stuff” and the Evolution of Black Fandom

Film
By B. Dave Walters | September 10, 2020
By B. Dave Walters | September 10, 2020

“White People Stuff” and the Evolution of Black Fandom

Screenwriter B. Dave Walters, the filmmaker of the upcoming doc Dear America, from a Black Guy, looks back on his journey as a Black geek.

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