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Tag: film essay

Rolling Thunder Revue and Memories of the Road

Film
By Shannon Plumb | July 16, 2019
By Shannon Plumb | July 16, 2019

Rolling Thunder Revue and Memories of the Road

Watching Scorsese's new Bob Dylan documentary takes filmmaker Shannon Plumb back to the time she left her life behind to go look for America.

How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting

Film
By Joseph Cross | July 12, 2019
By Joseph Cross | July 12, 2019

How I Made Summer Night — Even Though the Money Fell Through a Week Into Shooting

Actor Joseph Cross on how he fulfilled a childhood ambition by directing his first movie, thanks to a crew who went above and beyond.

Making the Film I Needed at 16

Film
By Jasmin Mozaffari | July 11, 2019
By Jasmin Mozaffari | July 11, 2019

Making the Film I Needed at 16

Jasmin Mozaffari on the roots of her debut feature, Firecrackers, and her proudly disruptive mission to topple the patriarchy through cinema.

Film, Family, and Other F-words That Don’t Always Get Along

Film
By Autumn McAlpin | July 10, 2019
By Autumn McAlpin | July 10, 2019

Film, Family, and Other F-words That Don’t Always Get Along

Miss Arizona writer-director Autumn McAlpin on the very challenging realities of trying to balance art with life obligations.

Notes From a Childfree TV and Film Lover

Film
By Maxine Trump | July 2, 2019
By Maxine Trump | July 2, 2019

Notes From a Childfree TV and Film Lover

To Kid or Not to Kid director Maxine Trump looks for positive depictions of women who chose not to have children, and struggles to find any ...

Bring on the Next Wave of Female Auteurs

Film
By Vashti Anderson | June 28, 2019
By Vashti Anderson | June 28, 2019

Bring on the Next Wave of Female Auteurs

As she develops new feature projects, writer-director Vashti Anderson wonders, are female filmmakers being given the chance to take risks too?

What Making a Documentary About a Cat Circus Taught Me About the Impermanence of Art

Film
By Jacob Feiring | June 26, 2019
By Jacob Feiring | June 26, 2019

What Making a Documentary About a Cat Circus Taught Me About the Impermanence of Art

Jacob Feiring shares the wisdom he learned about filmmaking and life from making his new documentary, Acrocats!.

Mamma Mia: Let Me Go Again – a Tribute to the Franchise

Film
By Anna Roisman | June 25, 2019
By Anna Roisman | June 25, 2019

Mamma Mia: Let Me Go Again – a Tribute to the Franchise

Comedian and Quickie Fest founder Anna Roisman on the all-time greatest cinematic franchise, even though it may not technically be a franchise.

Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway

Film
By Diana Peralta | June 21, 2019
By Diana Peralta | June 21, 2019

Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway

Diana Peralta on the leap she had to take to make her debut feature De Lo Mio, her deeply personal family tale set in the Dominican Republic.

On My Nearly 40-Year Friendship with Toni Morrison

Film
By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | June 20, 2019
By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | June 20, 2019

On My Nearly 40-Year Friendship with Toni Morrison

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the director of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, looks back on his time with America’s greatest living writer.

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