No Plan: A Conversation with Autumn Durald

Some people know what they’re going to do with their lives before they’re old enough to drink a beer. Some…

Carry Bolt Cutters: Werner Herzog on Filmmaking

For the past two weeks, we’ve been consumed with A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin, a nearly…

The Best Good Advice: 9 Filmmakers Weigh In

There is so much good advice out there, but almost none of it sticks. For every thousand pieces of advice…

Mia Bruno Explores the Evolution of Film Distribution

Making a film is one thing. Making money on a film is something else. And nobody knows this better than…

Wendy Cohen on the Golden Age of Documentaries

Wendy Cohen has dedicated her life to promoting films that make a difference. You might call them advocacy films or…

The Passion of ‘Rocket Wars’: A Conversation with Variable

What’s a more accurate term: passion project or obsession project? If you’re talking about Variable’s latest film, Rocket Wars, then…

Director Lauren Sick on Choosing Your Path

The thought of a “path” can be a little bit misleading. Just the name implies that there’s a clearly marked…

The 5 People Every Creative Needs in Life

Creativity and loneliness seem to go hand in hand. Some even believe loneliness is essential to creativity — not only…

Ryan Booth on the Importance of Empathy

I recently heard one of my favorite directors, Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant), say that his biggest concern for…

Exploring the Power of Creative Constraints in 5 Examples

Creativity is full of paradoxes — not the least of which is the fact that having absolute creative freedom is…