Simon Panay On Creating Claustrophobia in a Hunt for Gold for ‘The Boy with White Skin’
"Gold is a beast. To hunt it, you need bait." So says the opening words imprinted on a deep red...
Trevor Morris On Getting His Lead to Finally Step Out the Front Door for ‘Butterfly On a Wheel’
Usually only one person sits at a piano. There are exceptions to that, of course, but if you are training...
Sam Henderson & Jenifer Lewis On the Power of Words While Confronting Violence with ‘Ado’
School shootings are an epidemic in this country. It's not up for debate--it's a fact, and I don't even need...
Liz Rao On Growing Up In Unexpected Places for ‘The Truck’
Sometimes you don't realize how big moments of your life force you to grow up. We are so jolted by...
Sara McFarlane & Maria McIndoo On the Power of a Personal Story for ‘A Love Letter to M’
Maria McIndoo's A Love Letter to M is both universal and specific. Based on the personal account from producer Sara...
Tom Koch & Lesley Ann Warren On How Memory Shapes Our Past and Can Disorient Our Present for ‘Olive’
As we get older, do we remember our memories the same way, or do they alter with time? If we...
Filmmaker Dana Ben-Ari On Confronting Shame with Candor and Humor Alongside Gary Shteyngart for ‘The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong’
Most straight men are too shy to talk about their penises, but most men aren't Gary Shteyngart. The humorist and...
Michael Salama On Honoring Space and Preserving Identity for ‘Qotzuñi: People of the Lake’
Do you know where your water comes from? It's a simple question that not a lot of people can answer,...
Sam Price-Waldman On Welcoming Us to Run with Rob Shaver for ‘The Life We Have’
Sam Price-Waldman's The Life We Have will knock you out. I will admit that I didn't quite know what to...
Snigdha Kapoor On Personal Teenage Rebellion for ‘Holy Curse’
There is a claustrophic feeling all throughout Snigdha Kapoor's Live Action Short Film contender, Holy Curse. Remember when you entered...
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