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Coming-of-age

Ashley Connor, The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Orla Smith / August 17, 2018

Behind the Lens: The Miseducation of Cameron Post DP Ashley Connor

Placing The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Madeline’s Madeline side by side, it seems like DP Ashley Connor can do anything. Read more interviews with cinematographers in our Behind the Lens series.

Coming of age, Leave No Trace

Gillie Collins / July 17, 2018

Growing up and growing apart: Coming of age in Leave No Trace

In this essay, Gillie Collins explores how Leave No Trace uses the unusual story of a father and daughter living in the woods to tell the classic coming of age narrative of parent-child separation. This is the third article in our Special Issue on Leave No Trace, which is now available as an ebook.

Debra Granik, Leave No Trace

Elena Lazic / July 6, 2018

Debra Granik: ‘It is dangerous to tell a story with no villain’

In this interview, director Debra Granik discusses what made her want to turn this story into a film, her non-judgmental outlook on her characters, her research process, and her collaboration with her director of photography and lead actors. This is the first article in our Special Issue on Leave No Trace, which is now available as […]

Brett Haley, Hearts Beat Loud

Orla Smith / June 28, 2018

Brett Haley: ‘Music and creativity bring people together’

Director Brett Haley discusses Hearts Beat Loud and the joy of nice movies about kind people.

Elena Lazic / June 6, 2018

‘It’s part of my life, not a horror film’: Jennifer Fox on The Tale

We interview Jennifer Fox about The Tale, which tells of her own experience as a woman in her forties who finds herself flooded with long-buried memories of the abuse she suffered as a child. This interview was conducted at the Sundance London Film Festival.

Claire Simon, Premières Solitudes

Elena Lazic / April 25, 2018

Claire Simon: ‘It’s not that it’s realistic but that it’s the truth’

Simon talks about making her new documentary, Premières Solitudes, tackling teenage frustrations, being truthful on camera, and the position of the adult filmmaker vis-a-vis her young subjects.

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