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2025 Films, Chicago International Film Festival, Directing, Drama, International Films, Interviews

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Kick Out the Conventions: Agnieszka Holland on “Franz,” “The Secret Garden” and More

by Matt Fagerholm

October 25, 2025

With the 61st Chicago International Film Festival nearly in the rearview mirror, there are so many memories from the past several days that I know I will be cherishing for

Veronica Miles in Piazza San Marco, Venice
Directing, Film Festivals, International Films

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Spritz & Sofia: My First Venice Film Festival

by Veronica Miles

October 10, 2025

In 2019, I crashed the Cannes Film Festival. Well — not really. I went legitimately with a pass I applied for (if you work in the film industry, you usually

2025 Films, Awards, Coming of Age, Cult Classic, Directing, Drama, Horror, Indie Films, International Films, Interviews, Now Playing

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Attracted to Abstraction: Lucile Hadžihalilović on “The Ice Tower”

by Matt Fagerholm

September 30, 2025

“If you can’t play with the language, you are not reinventing the language.” This is what Argentine director Gaspar Noé told me when I interviewed him fifteen years ago about

2025 Films, Cinematographer, Coming of Age, Directing, Drama, Film Editing, Indie Films, Interviews, Now Playing, Screenwriting

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It Was All a Miracle: Embeth Davidtz on “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight”

by Matt Fagerholm

July 8, 2025

I was ten years old when Danny DeVito’s euphoric screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 novel Matilda arrived in theaters. I had read the book so many times that the

2025 Films, Awards, Comedy, composer, Directing, Drama, Film Editing, Indie Films, Interviews, Now Playing, producer, Queer Stories, Screenwriting, Sexual Assault Awareness, Sundance

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A Profound Experience of Rewriting: Eva Victor on “Sorry, Baby”

by Matt Fagerholm

June 24, 2025

As annoyed as I was about Barry Jenkins, one of the greatest filmmakers working today, recently helming a prequel to the worst Disney remake in history, the Oscar-winning director of

Cult Classic, Directing, Film Editing, Indie Films, Interviews, producer, Television, TV

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He Believed in Me: Sabrina S. Sutherland on Her Favorite Person, David Lynch

by Matt Fagerholm

May 23, 2025

It’s difficult to put into words the gratitude I have for Sabrina S. Sutherland. The collaborations she forged with filmmaker David Lynch, particularly over the last decade, have transformed my

Cinematographer, Directing, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories, Short Films

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Hannah Welever on shaking things up with her sex positive short “Soirée”

by Emily Jacobson

May 20, 2025

Hannah Welever is a queer filmmaker based in New York, but her roots are Midwestern. In her newest short, “Soirée,” Welever creatively holds space for women’s bodies, and how often

Directing, Interviews

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Johanna Putnam on her film “Shudderbugs” and returning to familiar spaces in uncertain times

by Anna Pattison

May 1, 2025

Samantha (Sam) Cole returns to her childhood home when her mother suddenly passes. In place of familiar spaces and memories, Sam finds only uneasiness and confusion. Things are missing, the

Directing, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Short Films

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Florence Bouvy on examining themes of human connection, pain, loss, and love, in “Where We Stay”

by Anna Pattison

April 18, 2025

From writer and director Florence Bouvy, “Where We Stay” is a beautiful and touching examination of human connection and unspoken truths. The film was partially inspired by Florence’s own story

Directing, Interviews, LGBTQ+

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A Conversation with Cheryl Dunye on “Stranger Inside”

by Peyton Robinson

April 15, 2025

Cheryl Dunye is best known for her iconic film “The Watermelon Woman” — a tale of an aspiring Black lesbian filmmaker (played by Dunye herself) who seeks to learn more

Directing, Film Festivals, Interviews

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Sylvia Le Fanu on Low-Key Acting, Developing Fiction as Documentary in Her Highly Emotional Debut “My Eternal Summer”

by Davide Abbatescianni

March 6, 2025

After a successful festival run kicked off at San Sebastian and BFI London last year, Sylvia Le Fanu’s debut, titled “My Eternal Summer,” heads to the Göteborg Film Festival, one

Directing, Film Festivals, Interviews

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Queer Trailblazer Albertina Carri on Her Latest Genre-Blurring Pic, “White Roses Fall!,” Ahead of Rotterdam Premiere

by Davide Abbatescianni

March 5, 2025

In her latest endeavor, “White Roses Fall!” (in Spanish: “¡Caigan las rosas blancas!”), Argentinian filmmaker Albertina Carri follows Violeta, a director known for her breakout amateur lesbian porn hit, as

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