Directing

Interviews

18 min read

Ione Skye on her beautifully vibrant and cinematic memoir, “Say Everything”

by Rebecca Martin

May 14, 2025

I’m riding on the “L” in Chicago, and at the same time, I’m walking in Soho with Ione Skye and Zoe Cassavettes in the 1990s. Or I’m laying in my

Black History, Chicago, Interviews, Juneteenth, Sexual Assault Awareness

15 min read

Kyra Jones’ directorial debut sheds new light on sexual assault in “Go to the Body”

by Rebecca Martin

December 4, 2020

Kyra Jones is a force bubbling up in the industry. Her directorial debut “Go to the Body” (which is aiming for a 2023 release), has been winning pitch after pitch

Chicago, Indie Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+

16 min read

Emily Lape brings a rawness to the filmmaking and acting process with ‘Mercy’s Girl’

by Rebecca Martin

July 15, 2019

"Four years ago when I was trying to make “Mercy’s Girl,” it was so hard. Now, I don’t know if it’s because I know more people, but it’s very ripe.

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