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Tag: film essay

The Great Significance of Darwin the Retrieving Cat

Film
By John Maringouin | December 14, 2018
By John Maringouin | December 14, 2018

The Great Significance of Darwin the Retrieving Cat

The writer-director of Ghostbox Cowboy considers how we put disparate pieces of life together to make art.

In Comedy, Saying Nothing Is No Longer an Option

Film
By Gaby Dunn | December 4, 2018
By Gaby Dunn | December 4, 2018

In Comedy, Saying Nothing Is No Longer an Option

Filmmaker, TV writer and podcaster Gaby Dunn ponders the necessary shift that took place in her work after the 2016 election.

Facing Our Ghosts

Film
By Paige Goldberg Tolmach | December 3, 2018
By Paige Goldberg Tolmach | December 3, 2018

Facing Our Ghosts

Entrepreneur and activist Paige Goldberg Tolmach on how discovering dark secrets from her past pushed her to become a documentary director.

Farewell to Sensational Stan

Film
By Stuart Gordon | November 28, 2018
By Stuart Gordon | November 28, 2018

Farewell to Sensational Stan

Writer-director Stuart Gordon, who worked with Stan Lee in the 1990s on an adaptation of Iron Man, remembers Marvel's mastermind.

Blurring the Edges: Sharon Van Etten’s “Jupiter 4”

Film
By Katherine Dieckmann | November 27, 2018
By Katherine Dieckmann | November 27, 2018

Blurring the Edges: Sharon Van Etten’s “Jupiter 4”

Katherine Dieckmann on directing Sharon Van Etten's new music video, the echoes that haunt it, her friendship with Van Etten, and more.

Reuniting Friends Through Movies

Film
By Angela Shelton | November 21, 2018
By Angela Shelton | November 21, 2018

Reuniting Friends Through Movies

Angela Shelton shares the amazing story of how her film Heart, Baby! changed the lives of its protagonists – in the most unlikely way possible.

Waking Up Back in the Movie Business

Film
By Stacy Cochran | November 20, 2018
By Stacy Cochran | November 20, 2018

Waking Up Back in the Movie Business

Stacy Cochran on 9/11, motherhood, her Rip Van Winkle experience, and making her new film, Write When You Get Work, after nearly 20 years away.

The Tale of Doing Everything Wrong to Make Something Right

Film
By Jennifer Fox | November 19, 2018
By Jennifer Fox | November 19, 2018

The Tale of Doing Everything Wrong to Make Something Right

Documentarian Jennifer Fox on the unconventional way she approached her first fiction film, the Gotham- and Spirit Award-nominated The Tale.

This is the One

Film
By Shraysi Tandon | November 16, 2018
By Shraysi Tandon | November 16, 2018

This is the One

Invisible Hands director Shraysi Tandon knew she wanted to make a documentary feature, the problem was finding the right subject ...

My Year as a Shirkers Groupie

Film
By Cameron Yates | November 15, 2018
By Cameron Yates | November 15, 2018

My Year as a Shirkers Groupie

Cameron Yates on traveling the festival circuit with his film Chef Flynn, and his parallel trajectory with Sandi Tan's acclaimed documentary.

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