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Tag: film essay

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.

On Collaborating as a Couple

Film
By Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher | June 19, 2019
By Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher | June 19, 2019

On Collaborating as a Couple

Partners in life and in work, Olympic Dreams' Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher have teamed up for unique success in both film and athletics.

Telling a Legendary Crime Story with Home-Field Advantage

Film
By Tom DeNucci | June 14, 2019
By Tom DeNucci | June 14, 2019

Telling a Legendary Crime Story with Home-Field Advantage

Vault writer-director Tom DeNucci on how his hometown rallied around when he got to finally make his dream movie about the Bonded Vault heist.

I Make a Film, the Film Makes Me

Film
By Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli | June 12, 2019
By Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli | June 12, 2019

I Make a Film, the Film Makes Me

Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli on So Pretty, a fictional autobiography which came to shape her and how she saw herself and the world.

Why Me?

Film
By Patricia Rozema | June 7, 2019
By Patricia Rozema | June 7, 2019

Why Me?

Writer-director Patricia Rozema, whose new film Mouthpiece is now in theaters, ponders her unlikely career in cinema.

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