#Filmmaker

Anna Biller

missannabiller

I was just thinking about how when I traveled abroad to film festivals, I had various male intellectuals lecture me about why you "can't" make movies like I make today.

Brad Henderson

BradFHenderson

Most of us would probably say that John Carpenter is amazing. He’s by far my favorite filmmaker of all-time. Yes, his movies are great but he’s master of many things.He’s

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

Two mantras are everywhere after Trump's defeat:"We have to seek unity.""You're never going to change 'those people's' minds."I wrote about how each of those mantras has it backwards:We don't have

Jessica Ellis

baddestmamajama

Look. I’ve made one movie and sold one screenplay. Exactly no one is clamoring for my opinions on cinema. But Chris Nolan insisting on putting Tenet in theaters...is the antithesis

Strong Black Lead

strongblacklead

SPECIAL GUEST THREAD: I'm Frank E. Abney III (@iFrankAbney). I've been fortunate enough to animate on some amazing films over the years: Frozen, Coco, Big Hero 6, and Soul, to

Festival of Ideas

FestivalofIdeas

In our #CommonCurrency work on freedom of expression we’re highlighting examples of: bans; calls being made to ban speakers; cancel culture; attacks on writers. We’re committed to promoting debate about

Movies Silently

MoviesSilently

This might be a good time to talk about Oscar Micheaux or, rather, the discourse surrounding Oscar Micheaux.He's getting more respect now than ever before and he deserves it. His

Rebecca Sun

therebeccasun

One of my new year's resolutions is to be better about socializing my own work instead of just being a RT feed.My first full week in my new role at

WPS

warrenpsonoda

ATTN: @CdnHeritage - filmmaker @pavanmoondi isn't wrong about @Telefilm_Canada : The Focus On Features Report (Dec 2018) recommended that #Rotational #Diverse #Gatekeepers have 4-yr #TermLimits to avoid cronyism. Who's report

David Clarke

DavidClarkie

Just watched Paprika, and Satoshi Kon is such a great filmmaker, living up to the legacy of Buñuel’s Un Chien Andalou. The way he’s able to maintain cinematic continuity (film

Ana Maria Defillo

adefillo

I understand the desire to not want to publicly criticize another creator’s work but y’all...#WW84 is a $200M movie made by a massive media conglomerate & v v v

Zohra Saed, PhD

ZohraSaed

On 9/11 the Hudson River was strewn with office paperwork. I didn't see the bodies falling from buildings. I had walked from midtown to Chinatown and walked over manhattan bridge.

Lucas McNelly

lmcnelly

Something that's been on my mind for a bit is the frustration I see in filmmakers banging their head against the wall to get a film made, especially w/ the

Nicole Ee-o

nictricious

You can be a charming, handsome politician... and still be a rapist. You can be a magnificent, clever comedian... and still be a rapist. You can be a genius financier...

Scott Wampler™

ScottWamplerBMD

Everyone arguing about the various critical reactions to WW84 and what this means for streaming-vs-theatrical, but it's not just those things. The question I keep coming back to is: What

Documentary Site

documentarysite

More than 100 people joining ethics discussion on Stevie! Impressive turnout. Important to have a safe space to talk about ethics and docu making. Stevie is particularly emblematic of that.

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