“The Graduates”: How Hannah Logan Peterson uplifts female voices in front of and behind the camera
By Casey Miller Writer-director Hannah Logan Peterson’s debut feature film “The Graduates” made its historic premiere last Friday as the…
Interviews
Interview with Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez about the film, “Invention” Locarno Film Festival 2024
One of the most complex and sophisticated films in Locarno’s Cineasti del presenti competition this year was the American independent…
Interview with Tato Kotetishvili about the film, “Holy Electricity,” Locarno Film Festival 2024
Fresh, different, unusual, unconventional could be a few words to describe the directorial debut of Georgian filmmaker and cinematographer Tato…
Interview with Kurdwin Ayub about the film “Mond,” Locarno Film Festival 2024
Based on a story that brings to mind Dubai’s captive Princess Latifa, Iraq-born, Austrian-based director Kurdwin Ayub’s second film, “Mond”…
Humanzee: The Creature Feature Reimagined
Granules of dust dance in the air illuminated by a phone flashlight. In a bed meant for a person, lies…
Emma Varteresian Talks Stop Motion and Her Film Whispers From The Heart of A Rose
Artist and animator Emma Varteresian says, “No one ever does stop motion the same” and her ambitious work proves as…
Inside the Oscars: Lucy Rubin’s Award-Winning PR Campaign for “The Boy And The Heron”
I sat down with a PR professional in the film industry for an inside look into anime, awards campaigns and…
Interview: Filmmaker Alexander Freeman is “Defying the Odds”
Inspired by his own disability — having been born with cerebral palsy — award-winning filmmaker Alexander Freeman (Emerson College ‘14)…
In Conversation with Nick McCarthy, programming director of NewFest
NewFest’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival has historically provided a jumping point for the legacies of gay, queer, and trans communities. The…