The New American Family
By Beth Aala | October 28, 2019
The New American Family
Director Beth Aala on the surprising relationship that helped shape her new documentary, Made in Boise.
Tag: film essay
Dry Rot: The Hidden Secrets Within Girl on the Third Floor
By Travis Stevens | October 25, 2019
By Travis Stevens | October 25, 2019
Dry Rot: The Hidden Secrets Within Girl on the Third Floor
Producer-turned-director Travis Stevens on how a real haunted house inspired his new horror movie about toxic masculinity.
How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking
By David Midell | October 24, 2019
By David Midell | October 24, 2019
How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking
Writer-director David Midell outlines how his past work as a teacher and therapist drew him to make The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.
What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure
By Barbara Miller | October 18, 2019
By Barbara Miller | October 18, 2019
What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure
Barbara Miller on the journey she took directing her new documentary, #Female Pleasure.
The Time I Was An Alien Rapist (for Gregg Araki’s Now Apocalypse)
By Brian McGuire | October 17, 2019
By Brian McGuire | October 17, 2019
The Time I Was An Alien Rapist (for Gregg Araki’s Now Apocalypse)
Actor-writer-director Brian McGuire shares his extraterrestrial experiences working on the New Queer Cinema auteur's recent TV show.
As a Vegan, Directing a Documentary About Taxidermy Transformed the Way I See the World
By Erin Derham | October 16, 2019
By Erin Derham | October 16, 2019
As a Vegan, Directing a Documentary About Taxidermy Transformed the Way I See the World
Filmmaker and environmental historian Erin Derham charts the journey she took as she challenged herself making her new film, Stuffed.
“The Seed is Planted, The Terror Grows”
By Patrick Lussier | October 15, 2019
By Patrick Lussier | October 15, 2019
“The Seed is Planted, The Terror Grows”
Patrick Lussier on his thematic preoccupation with paranoia, both in his new movie Trick and in two longstanding favorites.
Meeting Mack Beggs and Making Mack Wrestles
By Erin Sanger and Taylor Hess | October 9, 2019
By Erin Sanger and Taylor Hess | October 9, 2019
Meeting Mack Beggs and Making Mack Wrestles
The directors of the ESPN 30 for 30 film describe the experience of crafting their intimate portrait of the trans wrestler.
On Making Breaking In with Burt Reynolds
By Bill Forsyth | October 4, 2019
By Bill Forsyth | October 4, 2019
On Making Breaking In with Burt Reynolds
Gregory’s Girl director Bill Forsyth on his overlooked 1989 crime caper, in which Reynolds showed he was a great actor, not just a movie star.
Bursting From Within: Why Alien Struck a Nerve
By Alexandre O. Philippe | October 1, 2019
By Alexandre O. Philippe | October 1, 2019
Bursting From Within: Why Alien Struck a Nerve
Alexandre O. Philippe, director of Memory: The Origins of Alien, on how Ridley Scott's 1979 film defied cinematic trends to become a classic.