Amirah Tajdin: Artists Should Question Everything

Writing about authors, Annie Dillard warns: “He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.…

Fighting Creative Block

Creativity is such a fragile thing. Maybe that’s why entire mythologies have been built around it — everything from the…

6 Prompts to Launch Your Next Short Film

When things are going well, film ideas lead one to the next. You’re working on one project, and something sparks…

Fast and Fearless: 10 Perspectives to Get You Moving Creatively

The quickest way to do bad work is to worry about doing bad work. It’s that well-known truth all over…

How to Create Interesting Work

A film can be perfectly executed and beautifully shot, yet still ultimately waste the viewers’ time. As high-end tools become…

How a Creative Person Should Manage Their Day-to-Day

No matter how big our creative dreams, we still have to live one day at a time. Or, to put…

Producing and Directing a Feature-Length Documentary

Win, lose, or draw, there’s something respectable about diving headfirst into something — going for it. The great Annie Dillard…