The Night of All Nights director Yasemin Samdereli worked through doubts about her own marriage by making a documentary about long-term relationships.
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Best of Sundance: White Rabbit flips stereotypes
Sundance highlight White Rabbit is the rare truly intersectional film about LA artists and adult friendship. Director Daryl Wein and breakout star Vivian Bang discuss writing the film together and telling stories off the beaten path.
Leilah Weinraub on exalting hedonism in Shakedown
Leilah Weinraub discusses Shakedown, waiting for the right climate to release her film on black lesbian club nights, the pitfalls of classic documentary practice, and trusting your audience.
The Wound explores masculinity and colonialism
John Trengove’s debut feature explores how colonization subtly re-defined an ancient Xhosa rite of passage into manhood.
‘You’re missing it!’: Tricks with time in Call Me by Your Name
In Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino uses framing and editing to expand and contract time so that we experience a summer slipping away.
Armie Hammer is more than an object of desire in Call Me by Your Name
In Call Me by Your Name, Armie Hammer’s performance as Oliver weaponizes his star persona, allowing us to misread his character in the same way that Elio does. This is the sixth piece in our Special Issue on Call Me by Your Name. Read the rest of the issue here.