Shadowing a Sibling
Sometimes you think you don’t need any help, that you can do it on your own. That’s exactly what I…
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You Are Here
Jonas Mekas used his camera to survive. When Mekas, the founder of the Film-Maker’s Co-Op, emigrated from Lithuania to New…
Behind the Music
“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of…
The Subtle Art of Awareness
When Jim de Sève began working on his documentary, Tying the Knot, four years ago, it was a small, personal…
Where Are We Going?
The question on everyone’s mind is, Will it last? Documentaries are the hot cultural phenomenon at the moment, and in…
Mind the Gap
Although “development hell” is the norm for most independent filmmakers, the experience of Jonathan Caouette stands apart. The thirty-two-year old…
Can Story be Taught?
Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriting seminars are bullshit Donald Kaufman: In theory, I agree with you. But this one’s different. This one’s…
Baltimore, Maryland
Languishing in the shadows of bigger-shouldered cities like Washington and Philadelphia, Baltimore is burdened with something of a municipal chip…
Revolutionary Road
When he’d just sprung from the college gates in 1972, John Sayles embarked on a cross-country hitchhiking trip. “It was…