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Tag: film essay

On the Birds of Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)

Film
By Sierra Falconer | September 12, 2025
By Sierra Falconer | September 12, 2025

On the Birds of Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)

Writer-director Sierra Falconer takes an avian perspective on her debut feature, a Sundance hit which is now playing in theaters.

Delusion and the Artist

Film
By Shannon Plumb | September 10, 2025
By Shannon Plumb | September 10, 2025

Delusion and the Artist

Shannon Plumb on her debut feature Towheads, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, and what it takes for filmmakers to keep going.

A Walk with My Dog and Falling (Back) in Love with the Journey

Film
By Serena Dykman | September 9, 2025
By Serena Dykman | September 9, 2025

A Walk with My Dog and Falling (Back) in Love with the Journey

Serena Dykman on the unlikely genesis of her Humanitas Award nominee Babka ... and no less than three other films!

2gether forever and frenz 4lyf

Film
By Siyou Tan | September 5, 2025
By Siyou Tan | September 5, 2025

2gether forever and frenz 4lyf

Siyou Tan, whose debut feature Amoeba premieres next week at TIFF, on the disappearing Singapore of her teenage years.

A Hotel Room and a Movie – The Magical Discovery of Being Italian

Film
By Miki Magasiva | September 3, 2025
By Miki Magasiva | September 3, 2025

A Hotel Room and a Movie – The Magical Discovery of Being Italian

Miki Magasiva, the writer-director of the new heartwarming drama Tinā, on how Cinema Paradiso changed the course of his life and career.

Murder Porn and the American Imaginary: The Rise of the True Crime Industrial Complex

Film
By Lily Lady | August 29, 2025
By Lily Lady | August 29, 2025

Murder Porn and the American Imaginary: The Rise of the True Crime Industrial Complex

Filmmaker Lily Lady gets incarcerated writer John J. Lennon's take on our unhealthy obsession with The Jinx, My Favorite Murder and more.

On Weapons and Trumpism

Film
By Deborah Goodwin | August 26, 2025
By Deborah Goodwin | August 26, 2025

On Weapons and Trumpism

Filmmaker Deborah Goodwin explores the parallels between Zach Cregger's new box-office hit and what's happening politically in the U.S.

The Anxiety of Digital Permanence and Independent Filmmaking

Film
By Mary Neely | August 22, 2025
By Mary Neely | August 22, 2025

The Anxiety of Digital Permanence and Independent Filmmaking

Mary Neely on putting herself and her opinions on screen in the new film Or Something, which she co-wrote and co-stars in with Kareem Rahma.

The Yellowing Wallpaper of the 1990s

Film
By Megan Griffiths | August 19, 2025
By Megan Griffiths | August 19, 2025

The Yellowing Wallpaper of the 1990s

Director Megan Griffiths on '90s nostalgia, normalized predatory behavior and her new coming-of-age film, Year of the Fox.

On Nature and Creativity

Film
By Vicky Krieps | August 15, 2025
By Vicky Krieps | August 15, 2025

On Nature and Creativity

The award-winning international actress, whose new film Went Up the Hill hits theaters today, on her connection to the wilds.

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