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The Lisinac Brothers Talk ‘Along the Roadside’, Celebrating Californian Diversity

The Lisinac Brothers Talk ‘Along the Roadside’, Celebrating Californian Diversity

In Along the Roadside, the debut feature by Zoran Lisinac, a young man from the Bay Area (Iman Crosson) and a colorblind German tourist (Angelina Häntsch) accompany each other on a road trip to a big music festival in Southern California, learning about themselves and each other as their vastly different cultural backgrounds clash. The...

The Barnes Brothers Call ‘East Nashville Tonight’ Their ‘Hypothetical Documentary’

The Barnes Brothers Call ‘East Nashville Tonight’ Their ‘Hypothetical Documentary’

East Nashville Tonight, co-directed by brothers Todd and Brad Barnes, is hilariously summed up in the film’s official synopsis: In February of 2013, the Barnes Brothers attempted to shoot...

Brewster and Stephenson talk ‘American Promise’, Raw & Revealing Moments Of Two Families

Brewster and Stephenson talk ‘American Promise’, Raw & Revealing Moments Of Two Families

Filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson turned their cameras on their son, Idris, and his friend, Seun, in 1999, documenting their lives for the next 13 years as the...

Pratibha Parmar Talks ‘Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth’, Capturing the Essence of the Author

Pratibha Parmar Talks ‘Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth’, Capturing the Essence of the Author

For many of us, our knowledge of Alice Walker begins and ends with her tenth, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, and Steven Spielberg’s subsequent film adaptation.Documentarian and longtime friend...

Paper Lights talks about their upcoming album and the beautiful journey of questioning

Paper Lights talks about their upcoming album and the beautiful journey of questioning

On a cool summer or fall night, somewhere in the world, there is a small candle being placed into a paper lantern, a match is struck and lights the...

Roger Ross Williams on ‘God Loves Uganda’ and the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Roger Ross Williams on ‘God Loves Uganda’ and the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Roger Ross Williams’ deeply disturbing, eye-opening documentary, God Loves Uganda, explores the role White, evangelical Americans played in spreading anti-gay sentiment across the African country, which led–frighteningly–to Ugandan parliament proposing...

Stephen Dorff and Gabe Polsky talk ‘The Motel Life’, Roles Worth Fighting For

Stephen Dorff and Gabe Polsky talk ‘The Motel Life’, Roles Worth Fighting For

Two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee Flannigan, are forced to live life on the run after Jerry Lee accidentally hits and kills a little boy while driving. With their...

Sara Masterson explains the inspiration behind her new album and growing up in the Midwest

Sara Masterson explains the inspiration behind her new album and growing up in the Midwest

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of genres of music. Once in a while you find that rare song or album that can’t be defined into a genre without hurting...

Ryan Courtney shares what the band name Trenton means and where he recorded his latest EP

Ryan Courtney shares what the band name Trenton means and where he recorded his latest EP

Music has a way of carrying a message that the artist truly believes in. In a highly commercialized music industry like ours, that message is sometimes lost or even...

Oliver Hirschbiegel talks ‘Diana’, Preserving the Princess’ Legacy

Oliver Hirschbiegel talks ‘Diana’, Preserving the Princess’ Legacy

In Diana, director Oliver Hirschbiegel explores the passionate love affair that defined the twilight years of the most photographed person in history, Diana, Princess of Wales. Naomi Watts stars...

John Krokidas Hopes ‘Kill Your Darlings’ Inspires a New Generation of Beatniks

John Krokidas Hopes ‘Kill Your Darlings’ Inspires a New Generation of Beatniks

Based on the real-life murder scandal involving the cornerstone figures of the Beat Generation, director John Krokidas’ debut feature, Kill Your Darlings, takes a look at the early, formative years...

Gabriela Cowperthwaite Talks ‘Blackfish’ and the Secret Dangers of Sea World

Gabriela Cowperthwaite Talks ‘Blackfish’ and the Secret Dangers of Sea World

In 2010, an animal trainer at Sea World named Dawn Brancheau was killed by a 12,000 pound killer whale named Tilikum. Blackfish, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, follows the story of...

Bill Siegel Explains Why the True ‘Trials of Muhammad Ali’ Weren’t in the Ring

Bill Siegel Explains Why the True ‘Trials of Muhammad Ali’ Weren’t in the Ring

Nearly all of us have formed some idea of who Muhammad Ali is, as he’s one of the most revered figures in not only sports, but in recent American...

JC Chandor Talks ‘All is Lost’, Robert Redford’s Silent Performance

JC Chandor Talks ‘All is Lost’, Robert Redford’s Silent Performance

In All is Lost, JC Chandor’s man-at-sea movie starring a 77-year-old Robert Redford, the director takes a dramatic departure from his dialogue-driven ensemble piece, Margin Call, and delivers a moving, intimate piece of...

Interview: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson of After Tiller

Interview: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson of After Tiller

In After Tiller, directors Lana Wilson and Martha Shane take an in-depth look into the lives of some of the only doctors in the country willing and able to provide...

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