Q&A: David Strathairn
If you’ve seen a John Sayles movie, you know who David Strathairn is. Sadly, if you’ve not seen a John…
Making Films
I Blog….Therefore I Am
Freak boy and Festivus poles. Gutted tuna auctioned in Tokyo. And Thanos-the-PR-man singing “Feelings” at karaoke. Whoa-oh-oh. I’m a blogger,…
What if nobody “gets” my film?
Dear Doc Doctor: Nobody seems to like my film—they say it’s unclear and hard to follow. Why aren’t they getting…
Back to Feature
A long time ago, in a film school far, far away (from NYU), a young man with big dreams and…
The Many Shades of Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs won’t let me watch him bum cigarettes. We’ve spoken for hours—about what it was like to grow up…
Making Room
I’m the director of the low-budget psychological thriller Room (2005), which premiered at Sundance and had its international debut in…
Budgeting for archival footage
Dear Doc Doctor: How can I calculate how much archival footage I’ll need for my film, and how much it…
Beyond Bollywood
And there are so many stories to tell, too many, such an excess of intertwined lives events miracles places rumors,…
Q&A: BAI LING
I am somewhat embarrassed to say that I did not know exactly why I was to meet the actress Bai…