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Tag: film essay

Shooting My Fucked Up Movie Sustainably Helped Me Sleep at Night!

Film
By Daniel Scheinert | September 27, 2019
By Daniel Scheinert | September 27, 2019

Shooting My Fucked Up Movie Sustainably Helped Me Sleep at Night!

Or why Daniel Scheinert made his film The Death of Dick Long in small-town Alabama with community involvement and sustainability at the fore.

How Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well Helped Me to Finally Like Hamlet

Film
By Mara Wilson | September 26, 2019
By Mara Wilson | September 26, 2019

How Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well Helped Me to Finally Like Hamlet

For actress and writer Mara Wilson, it took seeing the Bard's classic tale of revenge through a Japanese lens for her to truly appreciate it.

How I Came to Make a Scottish Historical Epic … in Montana

Film
By Richard Gray | September 20, 2019
By Richard Gray | September 20, 2019

How I Came to Make a Scottish Historical Epic … in Montana

Richard Gray on how he went from being an Aussie kid who loved Braveheart to revisiting characters from that film in a movie of his own.

I Believe in Monsters. I Believe in Time Machines.

Film
By Angelica Zollo | September 19, 2019
By Angelica Zollo | September 19, 2019

I Believe in Monsters. I Believe in Time Machines.

Writer-director Angelica Zollo on the subject of her debut feature, Trauma is a Time Machine.

Making Fun of Work

Film
By Dan Berk and Robert Olsen | September 18, 2019
By Dan Berk and Robert Olsen | September 18, 2019

Making Fun of Work

The writer-directors of the new movie Villains are kind of heroes when it comes to their ideas about how to run a film set.

How Rescue Dogs Helped Me Become the Filmmaker I Am Today

Film
By Elise Durán | September 13, 2019
By Elise Durán | September 13, 2019

How Rescue Dogs Helped Me Become the Filmmaker I Am Today

Can You Keep a Secret? director Elise Durán on the special canine companions that have shaped her as a person and as an artist.

How To Become An Overnight Success in Just 15 Years

Film
By Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky | September 12, 2019
By Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky | September 12, 2019

How To Become An Overnight Success in Just 15 Years

Writer-directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky on the real, unglamorous story behind their award-winning breakthrough movie Freaks.

Musings of a Filmworker

Film
By Larry Fessenden | September 12, 2019
By Larry Fessenden | September 12, 2019

Musings of a Filmworker

As his latest opus, Depraved hits theaters, indie horror maestro Larry Fessenden takes a moment to remind himself exactly why he makes movies.

How I (Finally) Made My First Feature Motion Picture

Film
By Michael Tyburski | September 11, 2019
By Michael Tyburski | September 11, 2019

How I (Finally) Made My First Feature Motion Picture

Writer-director Michael Tyburski charts the unexpectedly long journey he took to make his new movie, The Sound of Silence.

How Not to Talk About a Film (Not) About Disability

Film
By Aaron Schimberg | September 10, 2019
By Aaron Schimberg | September 10, 2019

How Not to Talk About a Film (Not) About Disability

For writer-director Aaron Schimberg, finding the right way to describe his latest feature, Chained for Life, has been challenging.

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