Tamer El Said writes about the uniquely organic creative approach he took to making his cinematic ode to Cairo, In the Last Days of the City.
Ashley Bell started acting to escape herself, but had to undergo a transformation for her directorial debut, Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story.
Nijla Mu'min makes no apologies for her African-American coming-of-age movie Jinn, which plays at BAM this weekend.
Actress turned writer Mara Wilson explains the special resonance that Julie Gavras' cinematic portrait of childhood has for her.
Everybody has a story about how they made the leap to direct their first movie. Here, the director of Little Pink House shares hers.
Serena Dykman shares her experiences making her directorial debut, Nana, which is released this week.
The multitalented actress and author writes about the ups and downs of making her directorial feature debut, Axis.
Pariselli delves into what 2017's #Babawise meme truly means, and suggests the villain of a forgotten horror gem as a prime candidate for reclamation.
Stephen Cone on why, in this digital age, Carroll Ballard's nature movies are more important than ever.
The real-life couple behind Men Don't Whisper share their takeaways from the process of turning their hit short film into a feature.
