Bipolar and In Love
By Aaron Fisher | March 11, 2020
By Aaron Fisher | March 11, 2020
Bipolar and In Love
Writer-director-star Aaron Fisher on how art imitates life in his debut feature, Inside the Rain.
Tag: film essay
The Uplifting Grace of Horror
By Carlo Mirabella-Davis | March 6, 2020
By Carlo Mirabella-Davis | March 6, 2020
The Uplifting Grace of Horror
Swallow’s writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis charts his journey from perpetually terrified child to maker of psychological horror movies.
My Eating Disorder Story
By Alex Thompson | March 2, 2020
By Alex Thompson | March 2, 2020
My Eating Disorder Story
While directing his debut feature, Saint Frances, Alex Thompson started to look differently at how he ate and exercised.
A Different Kind of Black Cinema
By Rashaad Ernesto Green | February 28, 2020
By Rashaad Ernesto Green | February 28, 2020
A Different Kind of Black Cinema
Premature’s Rashaad Ernesto Green on why telling a young black love story was a radical act.
Get Out of the Fuckin’ Office and See the World
By Andrew Heckler | February 28, 2020
By Andrew Heckler | February 28, 2020
Get Out of the Fuckin’ Office and See the World
Writer-director Andrew Heckler treats filmmaking like an investigative journalist, starting with his new movie Burden.
Maybe It’s Time to Give Up
By James Sweeney | February 27, 2020
By James Sweeney | February 27, 2020
Maybe It’s Time to Give Up
The hard road James Sweeney traveled to make his debut feature Straight Up is not necessarily one that everyone will survive.
Making Amends
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
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
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
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.