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Tag: film essay

He Said / She Said

Film
By Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler | May 6, 2020
By Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler | May 6, 2020

He Said / She Said

Co-stars and co-writers Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler share their (slightly differing) perspectives on their new film Fully Realized Humans.

What Happened When Our Election-Hacking Doc Came Out During Coronavirus

Film
By Simon Ardizzone and Sarah Teale | May 5, 2020
By Simon Ardizzone and Sarah Teale | May 5, 2020

What Happened When Our Election-Hacking Doc Came Out During Coronavirus

Two of the directors of Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections share the important takeaways from their sobering investigative doc.

How the Parental Dating Scene of the 1980s Led Me to Direct To the Stars

Film
By Martha Stephens | May 4, 2020
By Martha Stephens | May 4, 2020

How the Parental Dating Scene of the 1980s Led Me to Direct To the Stars

Director Martha Stephens traces back the roots of her fascination with being a teenager in the '50s and '60s, the focus of her latest film.

I Know the Ghosts: Employing Grandmother Wisdom in My Debut Feature

Film
By Bo McGuire | April 30, 2020
By Bo McGuire | April 30, 2020

I Know the Ghosts: Employing Grandmother Wisdom in My Debut Feature

First-time filmmaker Bo McGuire on how he used “skillful will” to make his Tribeca-winning docudrama Socks on Fire.

Derek Cianfrance in Quarantine Finishing I Know This Much Is True

Film
By Shannon Plumb | April 28, 2020
By Shannon Plumb | April 28, 2020

Derek Cianfrance in Quarantine Finishing I Know This Much Is True

Under lockdown, filmmaker Shannon Plumb talks to her husband Derek Cianfrance as he completes his new HBO show with Mark Ruffalo.

Dinner with Scorsese

Film
By Mike Doyle | April 24, 2020
By Mike Doyle | April 24, 2020

Dinner with Scorsese

Mike Doyle, the writer-director-producer of Almost Love, on the serendipitous meeting with his hero which helped make his new movie a reality.

What Starting a Prison Theatre Group Taught Me About Empathy and Understanding

Film
By Fernando Grostein Andrade | April 22, 2020
By Fernando Grostein Andrade | April 22, 2020

What Starting a Prison Theatre Group Taught Me About Empathy and Understanding

Writer-director Fernando Grostein Andrade on the lessons he learned behind bars, and how they apply to his new film Abe and our present moment.

How I Faked My Race to Make It in Hollywood

Film
By Jenna Mattison Mirza | April 21, 2020
By Jenna Mattison Mirza | April 21, 2020

How I Faked My Race to Make It in Hollywood

Jenna Mattison Mirza changed her name and transformed her appearance to find success in film. But now she's doing things on her own terms.

The Hollywood Ballad of Honey Davis

Film
By Michael Reich | April 20, 2020
By Michael Reich | April 20, 2020

The Hollywood Ballad of Honey Davis

Michael Reich, the writer-director of the instant cult classic She's Allergic to Cats, on his landlord, who's also his unlikely muse.

Harlem Blues: Remembering Sam Hargress Jr.

Film
By Christina Kallas | April 17, 2020
By Christina Kallas | April 17, 2020

Harlem Blues: Remembering Sam Hargress Jr.

Filmmaker Christina Kallas on the loss of a New York City jazz legend, and her upcoming film which he inspired.

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