Haunted By Waters: A River Runs Through It 25 Years Later
Norman Maclean taught at the University of Chicago from 1928 until 1973, retiring as the William Rainey Harper Professor of English. He...
How They Did It: A Spread-Out Schedule and Streamlined Crew Helped Negative Make Its Days
It was the middle of the night. We were out in the high desert of the Antelope Valley, north of Los Angeles,...
How They Did It: This Cinematographer Shot and Survived Explosive Wildfires For The Netflix Doc Series Fire Chasers
Exploding propane tanks and live rounds, swirling firestorms, 10-ton airborne retardant drops, invisible fire pits and some of the most explosive fire...
A Strong Foundation: This Makeup Artist Used Product Sponsorships and Self-Funding to Make Her Doc, What It Takes
In November of 2012, nascent makeup artist Amber Talarico thought about writing a book that would educate and inspire similarly aspiring artists....Elizabeth Blue: Using the Power of Film to Rewrite the Dialogue Surrounding Mental Illness
It’s amazing to me that I not only made a feature film, but that it’s actually going to be in theaters, because...
Make Out Party: You Are Cordially Invited to Say “Fuck You” to the System
There is a mainstream to independent cinema just as much as there is in Hollywood. A small budget doesn’t automatically mean a...
The Grande Dame of American Indie Cinema: A Lost Interview with Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands is one of our most revered and beloved actresses—her brilliant and always memorable work has influenced generations of filmmakers. She and...“Darkness on the Beach”: Writer-Director Eliza Hittman Chose 16mm to Help Create the Eerie New York of Beach Rats
In her second feature Beach Rats, writer-director Eliza Hittman has once again crafted an atmospheric coming-of-age story set in her native New...
The Conviction of a Misguided Visionary: These Three Prison Inmates Are Looking To Moviemaking As Their Salvation
There’s a lot of tough talk about braving the “art life,” and with good reason. Trying times—from being exploited in entry-level positions...
All Sides of the Moon: A Look at Luminary Lunar Films of Cinema History
The Moon: bringer of the tides, stealer of light, trickster of the night sky. The Moon in human culture has served as...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an...8Inside the Issue: Cinematography
What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an...Inside the Issue: Directing
Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about...