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Tag: film essay

My Season of Change and Making Cinema During a Global Pandemic

Film
By Lydia Dean Pilcher | October 22, 2020
By Lydia Dean Pilcher | October 22, 2020

My Season of Change and Making Cinema During a Global Pandemic

Lydia Dean Pilcher, director of the new films Radium Girls and A Call to Spy, reflects on her personal and professional journey in 2020.

Ode to James Baldwin

Film
By Dawn Storey | October 21, 2020
By Dawn Storey | October 21, 2020

Ode to James Baldwin

LiME writer-director Dawn Storey reflects on the impact, both personally and creatively, that Baldwin had on their life.

Some Kids Dream of Being a Superhero – I Dreamt of Being a Loser

Film
By Julia Marchese | October 20, 2020
By Julia Marchese | October 20, 2020

Some Kids Dream of Being a Superhero – I Dreamt of Being a Loser

Julia Marchese on how being an outsider and her love of Stephen King led to her latest project, a film version of King's story “I Know What You Need.”

Delirious: Notes on the Director’s Cut

Film
By Tom DiCillo | October 19, 2020
By Tom DiCillo | October 19, 2020

Delirious: Notes on the Director’s Cut

Indie legend Tom DiCillo writes for the first time about the backstory to his 2006 film and why he needed to revisit it for a new version.

How We Survived Making Our First Feature Film Without a Crew, and the Greatest Fly Attack of Our Lives

Film
By Hannah Leder and Alexandra Kotcheff | October 14, 2020
By Hannah Leder and Alexandra Kotcheff | October 14, 2020

How We Survived Making Our First Feature Film Without a Crew, and the Greatest Fly Attack of Our Lives

Lifelong best friends Hannah Leder and Alexandra Kotcheff share adventures from making their debut feature The Planters alone in the desert.

A Letter to My Uninspired Self

Film
By Jim and Sam | October 13, 2020
By Jim and Sam | October 13, 2020

A Letter to My Uninspired Self

When you travel all over and play a show a day for a year and make a movie about it, you inevitably learn lessons. But you also have to remember them.

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.

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