Filmmaker Interview: HISONNI JOHNSON, director/co-writer of TAKE OUT GIRL
“Write what you know” is an edict that has been passed down to aspiring screenwriters for decades. But even for writers taking inspiration from
Filmmaker Interview: MAUREEN BHAROOCHA, director of GOLDEN ARM
Director MAUREEN BHAROOCHA spent three years as a segment director for Jimmy Kimmel Live, which – along with her shorts and sketches – might
This Month’s Good Reads (February 2021)
Life is busy – we’re celebrating Black History Month, apologizing to pop stars, and dealing with that whole blizzard-during-a-pandemic double whammy (find help here!).
Filmmaker Interview: SARAH SHERMAN & ZACHARY RAY SHERMAN of YOUNG HEARTS
More often than not, a filmmaker is only as good as their closest collaborators. So it must be comforting, then, if your closest collaborator
Filmmaker Interview: EKWA MSANGI, writer/director/producer of FAREWELL AMOR
When EKWA MSANGI brought her film FAREWELL AMOR to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, it may have been her first outing as a feature
Filmmaker Interview: JOHN LEGUIZAMO, director/star of CRITICAL THINKING
Whether he’s in a leading role or a supporting part, the writer or the director, JOHN LEGUIZAMO commands the screen, the stage, even the
Filmmaker Interview: ISABEL SANDOVAL, writer/director/star of LINGUA FRANCA
In order to bring the story of a disempowered woman in modern-day America to the screen, ISABEL SANDOVAL had to step up to the
Filmmaker Interview: CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES, writer/director of MISS JUNETEENTH
CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES may have a background as a theater performer (she got her undergrad degree in theatre from Baylor University), but she has
This Month’s Good Reads (March 2020)
Life is busy – you’re working (at home), eating (at home), watching movies (at home), dealing with a global pandemic (at home), and staying
Filmmaker Interview: ANDREW HECKLER, writer/director of BURDEN
It’s no secret that it takes patience and determination to get an independent movie made, but actor-turned-filmmaker ANDREW HECKLER could teach us all a
Filmmaker Interview: PHILLIP YOUMANS, writer/director/producer of BURNING CANE
It’s not uncommon for filmmakers to start making movies as teenagers, taking the trusty (depending on the era) 8mm camera/VHS camcorder/mini-DV/iPhone and shooting scenes
Filmmaker Interview: LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN, writer/director of ADOPT A HIGHWAY
As the son of two drama teachers, LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN was perhaps fated to become an actor. After receiving his M.F.A. from NYU’s Tisch Graduate