Filmmaker Interview: JAMIE DACK, writer/director/producer of PALM TREES AND POWER LINES
With an evocatively-titled screenplay, two powerful leading roles, and a Cannes-approved short to work off of, JAMIE DACK had a lot going for her
Filmmaker Interview: RAVI KAPOOR and VENK POTULA of FOUR SAMOSAS
Both RAVI KAPOOR and VENK POTULA have pursued their storytelling passions from both sides of the camera. Kapoor has acted in TV procedurals such
Filmmaker Interview: MALI ELFMAN, writer/director of NEXT EXIT
Filmmaker MALI ELFMAN has made movies in all genres but has found a particular niche in horror. Her newest film — her first as
Filmmaker Interview: OWEN KLINE, writer/director of FUNNY PAGES
The coming-of-age comedy FUNNY PAGES may be from a first-time feature screenwriter/director, though anyone with a fondness for independent film knows that OWEN KLINE
Filmmaker Interview: MAX WALKER-SILVERMAN, writer/director/producer of A LOVE SONG
For his first feature film, MAX WALKER-SILVERMAN has written, produced, directed, and edited an intimate character study exploring rural America, aging, and the path
Panel: DIRECTING WITH TRUST: WORKING WITH ACTORS – The Gotham Expanding Communities (Full Video)
It takes time to hone and develop a director’s relationship with actors. It requires a sense of trust, an ability to make decisions quickly,
Filmmaker Interview: CAREY WILLIAMS, director of EMERGENCY
Like many film school grads, CAREY WILLIAMS went from school (in his case, Florida State University) to Los Angeles to make his way, PA’ing
Filmmaker Interview: KATE TSANG, writer/director of MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE
Filmmaker KATE TSANG spent her youth between the U.S. and Hong Kong, giving her a wide array of movie-watching options and imagination fuel. Drawn
Filmmaker Interview: SUJATA DAY, writer/director/star of DEFINITION PLEASE
In an industry rife with gatekeeping, actor/filmmaker SUJATA DAY took the reins of her career by collaborating with like-minded artists and creating her own
Filmmaker Interview: FRAN KRANZ, writer/director/producer of MASS
As a young actor, some of FRAN KRANZ’s earliest roles found him working for such esteemed directors as Antoine Fuqua, Ridley Scott, and M.
Filmmaker Interview: LAUREN HADAWAY, writer/director/editor of THE NOVICE
Before she began directing her own work, LAUREN HADAWAY helped shape how some of the past decade’s biggest movies sounded. As an ADR and
Filmmaker Interview: JUSTIN CHON, writer/director/star of BLUE BAYOU
The last time we spoke with JUSTIN CHON, he was riding high off the release of his second feature as actor/director, the Sundance Award-winning