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Tag: film essay

An Evening in Krems

Film
By Jessica Hausner | December 6, 2019
By Jessica Hausner | December 6, 2019

An Evening in Krems

Writer-director Jessica Hausner looks back on a pivotal, make-or-break moment during production on her new film, Little Joe.

On the Spiritual and Physical Boobytraps of a Creative Life

Film
By Alistair Banks Griffin | December 6, 2019
By Alistair Banks Griffin | December 6, 2019

On the Spiritual and Physical Boobytraps of a Creative Life

Writer-director Alistair Banks Griffin on how retreating from the world led him to make his new film about a shut-in, The Wolf Hour.

The Craft of Building Trust

Film
By Luke Lorentzen | December 4, 2019
By Luke Lorentzen | December 4, 2019

The Craft of Building Trust

Documentarian Luke Lorentzen shares how he captured such unguarded, intimate footage for his new film, Midnight Family.

The Day Steve Bannon Stabbed Me in the Back

Film
By Marie Therese Guirgis | December 3, 2019
By Marie Therese Guirgis | December 3, 2019

The Day Steve Bannon Stabbed Me in the Back

Marie Therese Guirgis, producer of the Steve Bannon documentary The Brink, recalls her darkest day working on the film.

The Simulation Presents Itself

Film
By David Guy Levy | December 2, 2019
By David Guy Levy | December 2, 2019

The Simulation Presents Itself

How a moment of personal crisis ignited David Guy Levy’s need to make his new film, The Mandela Effect.

Why Beyond the Hills is the Most Underrated Queer Film of the Decade

Film
By Jeremy Hersh | November 21, 2019
By Jeremy Hersh | November 21, 2019

Why Beyond the Hills is the Most Underrated Queer Film of the Decade

Jeremy Hersh, who's currently crowdfunding his debut feature The Surrogate on Kickstarter, makes the case for Cristian Mungiu's 2012 drama.

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.

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