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Tag: film essay

Films to Watch When Everything is Shit

Film
By Orlando von Einsiedel | January 25, 2017
By Orlando von Einsiedel | January 25, 2017

Films to Watch When Everything is Shit

The award-winning director of Virunga and The White Helmets on the movies, both fiction and doc, that can restore hope in all of us.

Groupies, Drugs and Boredom: On the Insanity of Directing 200 Motels with Frank Zappa

Film
By Tony Palmer | January 23, 2017
By Tony Palmer | January 23, 2017

Groupies, Drugs and Boredom: On the Insanity of Directing 200 Motels with Frank Zappa

Tony Palmer details the favors, lies and innovations necessary to make Zappa's 1971 madcap cult classic on a shoestring in just 10 days.

What We Learned Following a Trump-Supporting West Virginia Miner and an Immigrant Community Organizer on Election Day

Film
By Elaine McMillion Sheldon | January 20, 2017
By Elaine McMillion Sheldon | January 20, 2017

What We Learned Following a Trump-Supporting West Virginia Miner and an Immigrant Community Organizer on Election Day

Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Martha Shane share their experiences filming subjects on Election Day for the documentary 11/8/16.

The Incredible True Story of How My Leonard Cohen Movie Was Destroyed – and Then Resurrected Almost 40 Years Later

Film
By Tony Palmer | January 17, 2017
By Tony Palmer | January 17, 2017

The Incredible True Story of How My Leonard Cohen Movie Was Destroyed – and Then Resurrected Almost 40 Years Later

Director Tony Palmer discusses the dramatic history behind the making, unmaking and restoring of his film Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire.

How I Hit Rock Bottom in Reality TV and Found Myself as a Feminist Filmmaker

Film
By Dana Michelle Cook | January 12, 2017
By Dana Michelle Cook | January 12, 2017

How I Hit Rock Bottom in Reality TV and Found Myself as a Feminist Filmmaker

Dana Michelle Cook explains how an incident at a girls beauty pageant sparked the decision to transform her life and the work she was making.

Fear of the Female Planet, or Why I Love The Love Witch

Film
By Allison Anders | January 11, 2017
By Allison Anders | January 11, 2017

Fear of the Female Planet, or Why I Love The Love Witch

Allison Anders counts the ways in which she's head over heels about Anna Biller's sumptuous supernatural melodrama.

Doors Opening: Making Reality with David Bowie

Music
By Steve Lippman | January 10, 2017
By Steve Lippman | January 10, 2017

Doors Opening: Making Reality with David Bowie

On the first anniversary of Bowie's death, Steven Lippman opens up his 2003 diaries to recall an indelible creative collaboration with the singer.

Why My Favorite Movies are the Ones Everyone Else Walks Out Of

Film
By Matthew Wilder | January 9, 2017
By Matthew Wilder | January 9, 2017

Why My Favorite Movies are the Ones Everyone Else Walks Out Of

Matthew Wilder explains why his favorite cinematic genre — difficult movies — are both so gratifying and so hugely misunderstood.

How to Empower Yourself and Make Your Movie Your Way

Film
By Daniel Myrick | January 4, 2017
By Daniel Myrick | January 4, 2017

How to Empower Yourself and Make Your Movie Your Way

Blair Witch Project director Daniel Myrick, currently crowdfunding his next movie, on harnessing technology to win your creative freedom.

Moving the Cultural Dial When Your “Issue” Has Been Hijacked

Film
By Eric Juhola | January 3, 2017
By Eric Juhola | January 3, 2017

Moving the Cultural Dial When Your “Issue” Has Been Hijacked

Eric Juhola, director of Growing Up Coy, on the need to focus on the human story behind the headlines in social issue documentaries.

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