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Tag: film essay

A Disappearing Way of Life: On the Making of Sequestrada

Film
By Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn | November 15, 2019
By Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn | November 15, 2019

A Disappearing Way of Life: On the Making of Sequestrada

Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn write about the unique experience of making their new film, Sequestrada, in the Amazon rainforest.

My First Film Teacher Was a City

Film
By Brett Story | November 13, 2019
By Brett Story | November 13, 2019

My First Film Teacher Was a City

Brett Story, director of the new doc The Hottest August, looks back on her formative creative years living and making work in Montreal.

The Art of the Interview

Film
By Matt Wolf | November 12, 2019
By Matt Wolf | November 12, 2019

The Art of the Interview

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project director Matt Wolf on the power, potency and importance of interviews in documentary filmmaking.

The Art of Stealing

Film
By Luigi Campi | November 8, 2019
By Luigi Campi | November 8, 2019

The Art of Stealing

Luigi Campi, the writer-director of My First Kiss and the People Involved, on some of the "appropriated" images in his new film.

Discovering My Grandfather’s Secret World War II Legacy

Film
By Wes Tooke | November 7, 2019
By Wes Tooke | November 7, 2019

Discovering My Grandfather’s Secret World War II Legacy

Wes Tooke, the screenwriter of the new movie Midway, on finding out a crucial and revelatory part of his family's history.

The Cinema of the Other

Film
By David Charles Rodrigues | November 6, 2019
By David Charles Rodrigues | November 6, 2019

The Cinema of the Other

David Charles Rodrigues on how his personal history inspired him to make Gay Chorus Deep South a film for mainstream America.

Reclaiming the Narrative is a Work in Progress

Film
By Yen Tan | November 5, 2019
By Yen Tan | November 5, 2019

Reclaiming the Narrative is a Work in Progress

Writer-director Yen Tan on his how his cultural identity has shifted since coming to the U.S., and what it means for him to make Asian-American films.

What Frasier Means to Me

Film
By Anita Flores | November 1, 2019
By Anita Flores | November 1, 2019

What Frasier Means to Me

Anita Flores, host of I'm Listening: A Frasier Podcast, traces the roots of her adoration of the beloved '90s sitcom.

The Color of Freedom

Film
By Vikas Khanna | October 31, 2019
By Vikas Khanna | October 31, 2019

The Color of Freedom

Indian celebrity chef turned filmmaker Vikas Khanna recounts the journey he took making his first feature as writer-director, The Last Color.

A Culture of Violence: On Wes Craven’s Scream

Film
By Graham Swon | October 30, 2019
By Graham Swon | October 30, 2019

A Culture of Violence: On Wes Craven’s Scream

The World is Full of Secrets writer-director Graham Swon on Wes Craven's genre-defining 1996 horror classic.

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