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Tag: film essay

Making Amends

Film
By Melissa Stephens | February 25, 2020
By Melissa Stephens | February 25, 2020

Making Amends

Writer-director-actor Melissa Stephens on the very personal motivation that drove her to make her new short film, Travis.

Loving Movies in the Age of #MeToo

Film
By Marie Therese Guirgis | February 21, 2020
By Marie Therese Guirgis | February 21, 2020

Loving Movies in the Age of #MeToo

Producer Marie Therese Guirgis on her recent struggles to both be a serious cinephile and stay true to her feminist principles.

Journey Back to My Father

Film
By Sacha Jenkins | February 20, 2020
By Sacha Jenkins | February 20, 2020

Journey Back to My Father

Filmmaker Sacha Jenkins on the long-lost, newly restored Cane River, which his father Horace completed just months before his death in 1982.

The Cool of Film and Blockchain

Film
By Brian McGuire | February 18, 2020
By Brian McGuire | February 18, 2020

The Cool of Film and Blockchain

Filmmaker and musician Brian McGuire charts his journey from daydreaming hyper spaze to director and cryptocurrency connoisseur.

The Final Scene

Film
By Lone Scherfig | February 13, 2020
By Lone Scherfig | February 13, 2020

The Final Scene

Writer-director Lone Scherfig spotlights the closing moment of her latest film, The Kindness of Strangers, and the two special actors in it.

Thank You, Kathryn Bigelow

Film
By Chelsea Stardust | February 12, 2020
By Chelsea Stardust | February 12, 2020

Thank You, Kathryn Bigelow

A letter of appreciation from one director to another.

Help a Sister Out

Film
By Krys Marshall | February 11, 2020
By Krys Marshall | February 11, 2020

Help a Sister Out

Krys Marshall, currently starring in Apple TV+'s For All Mankind, rejects the tired myth of scarcity and cattiness amongst women in Hollywood.

How Horror Movies Help Me Cope With Difficult Emotions

Film
By Anita Flores | February 3, 2020
By Anita Flores | February 3, 2020

How Horror Movies Help Me Cope With Difficult Emotions

Most people watch horror movies to scare themselves silly. For comedian Anita Flores, it’s a little more complicated.

The Mythos Meme or, How Great Cthulhu Ate My Brain and Made Me Like It!

Film
By Richard Stanley | January 24, 2020
By Richard Stanley | January 24, 2020

The Mythos Meme or, How Great Cthulhu Ate My Brain and Made Me Like It!

Horror director Richard Stanley on the legacy of H. P. Lovecraft, the emergence of a post-truth religion, and his new film, Color Out of Space.

In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out

Film
By Lynne Sachs | January 22, 2020
By Lynne Sachs | January 22, 2020

In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out

Documentary director Lynne Sachs sheds light on the innovative approach she took while making her new film, Film About a Father Who.

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