Interviews
“Fear and Cinema Are Inextricable”: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER
An interview with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa about his newest film THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER […]
Filmmakers
Interviews
“You Can’t Lose the Rage”: Ngozi Onwurah on her film WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME (1995)
Ngozi Onwurah discusses her radically feminist, Afrofuturist tragedy, WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME (1995), screening in a new restoration at BAM July 31 – August 6 […]
Interviews
A reckoning, a release, a spark: BETH B discusses her new experimental feature film GLOWING
Filmmaker BETH B talks in-depth about her new feature GLOWING, an anthology ensemble with eight segments featuring a diverse range of experimental performers […]
Interviews
IndieCollect’s “Declaration of Independents!” Bette Gordon on her film VARIETY
An interview with Bette Gordon about her film VARIETY, screening as part of IndieCollect’s “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS!” showcase at IFC Center […]
Interviews
IndieCollect’s “Declaration of Independents!” Susan Seidelman on her film SMITHEREENS
Susan Seidelman talks about her film SMITHEREENS, screening as part of IndieCollect’s “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS!” showcase at IFC Center […]
Interviews
IndieCollect’s “Declaration of Independents!” GUS VAN SANT discusses his debut feature MALA NOCHE
An interview with Gus Van Sant about his debut feature MALA NOCHE, screening as part of IndieCollect’s “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS!” series at IFC Center […]
Interviews
IndieCollect’s “Declaration of Independents!” Fran Kuzui on TOKYO POP
Fran Kuzui discusses her film TOKYO POP, screening as part of IndieCollect’s “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS!” showcase at IFC Center […]
Interviews
IndieCollect’s “Declaration of Independents!” An Interview with Charlie Ahearn about his film WILD STYLE
Charlie Ahearn talks about his groundbreaking hip-hop film WILD STYLE, screening as part of IndieCollect’s “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS!” showcase at IFC Center […]
Podcast
Claudia Bitrán on her exhibition TITANIC, A DEEP EMOTION
Artist Claudia Bitrán discusses TITANIC, A DEEP EMOTION, a highly collaborative solo exhibition, installation, and film, up through March 28 at Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York […]
Podcast
Peter Pavlakis discusses his debut feature APOSTASY BLUES
Brooklyn-based filmmaker Peter Pavlakis discusses his debut feature, APOSTASY BLUES […]
Reviews
CLUB VIDEO GLOWS UP
CLUB VIDEO is a DIY film festival showcasing experimental comedy shorts from 30+ creators. Launched in 2021 by hosts Micah Phillips (Comedy Central, Disney+, Nickelodeon) and Whitley Watson (John Wick 2, Adult Swim, JFL), […]
Podcast
SACRED MONSTER ~ Chloë Cassens discusses JEAN COCTEAU
Chloë Cassens represents the Severin Wunderman Collection, the largest collection of works by iconoclastic French artist Jean Cocteau. In this podcast interview with Logan Royce Beitmen, Cassens discusses Cocteau’s massive cultural influence and her efforts […]
Reviews
The punk chimera of CLUB VIDEO
Club Video is a quarterly video showcase featuring short-form experimental comedy from independent creators. Started in 2021 by Whitley Watson and Micah Phillips, this DIY event has already launched numerous critically acclaimed shorts. Club […]
Interviews
YUGE ZHOU’S Love Letters
Originally debuting at Art on the Mart, Chicago-based artist Yuge Zhou’s series Love Letters captivated public audiences with a nightly public art projection onto the facade of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. Now, two new episodes […]
Interviews
The Metaphysical Dreamworlds of VLM
In Eye Moon Cocoon, multidisciplinary artist Virginia L. Montgomery (VLM) presents a new metaphysical and multimedia exhibition designed to facilitate hope, healing, and connection. Her solo exhibition interweaves ideas from psychoanalysis, mythology, and science through […]
Interviews
Exhibition Feature – DON’T WORRY, EVERYTHING’S COOL at Alchemy Gallery
Don’t Worry, Everything’s Cool is a group exhibition curated by American artist John Copeland, which brings Copeland’s neo-expressionist figurative paintings together with the multi-media works of sculpture artist Rose Eken, artist/designer Erik Brunetti, and filmmaker […]
Interviews
DANIA BDEIR’S cinema of dualities
Daughter of Syrian parents, Dania Bdeir is a Lebanese-Canadian award-winning writer and director with an intense love/hate relationship with Lebanon, which she finds to be her biggest heartache and sincerest inspiration. Dania, a member of […]
Interviews
NATE HELLER + JESSIE BARR collaborate on sound & vision
Gardener Recordings has released Sophie Jones: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The acclaimed film, directed, co-written and produced by Jessie Barr, portrays sixteen-year-old Sophie Jones as she navigates high school after tragically losing her mother. The […]
Interviews
JOSEPH KECKLER’S underworld voyages
Photo by Alice Teeple Joseph Keckler is a singer and writer who often zeroes in on moments of daily life and spins them into absurd and affecting underworld voyages. Hailed by the New York Times […]
Interviews
OAN KIM’S dirty jazz
Fusing together his different musical influences, Paris-based photographer, video artist, and musician Oan Kim takes us on a journey of stylistic exploration with his new album Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz. The former Film […]