Cannabis Film ‘Lady Buds’ Director Chris J. Russo Gets Down to Business
Lady Buds Director Chris J. Russo talks about her portrait of resilient and courageous women who laid the foundations for the US cannabis industry.
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‘Writing With Fire’ Filmmaker Rintu Thomas on Indian Women Journalists and Social Progress
Writing With Fire co-director Rintu Thomas talks with PopMatters about hope and courage and the women journalists who are changing the world one byte at a time.
‘The Velvet Underground’ Film and the Exploding Lou Reed Inevitable
Todd Haynes’ audiovisual blast delves into the creative combat that birthed America’s first great avant-garde rock ‘n’ roll band, the Velvet Underground.
‘All the Streets Are Silent’ Celebrates the Cross-Fertilization of Hip-Hop and Skateboarding in Pre-Gentrification New York
Elkin’s All the Streets Are Silent shows how skate crews and rappers picked up the mantle of guerrilla art and commerce in the post-Warhol and Basquiat years.
Director Jamila Wignot on the Importance of Cultural Memory and Her Documentary ‘Ailey’
Director Jamila Wignot adds to the cultural archive with Ailey, her documentary about innovative dance choreographer Alvin Ailey, a man ahead of his time.
Director Marc Isaacs on Craft and His Documentary The Filmmaker’s House
Director Marc Isaacs talks with PopMatters about his documentary, The Filmmaker’s House, and the creative ‘grey area’ in filmmaking.
Antonia Kilian on Her Documentary About Syrian Women Fighters ‘The Other Side of the River’
Director Antonia Kilian talks with PopMatters about unveiling the complexities of life in Northern Syria, especially for women, in The Other Side of the River.
Director Ken Fero Challenges Britain’s Police Violence with Documentary ‘Ultraviolence’
Death threats, legal threats, and censorship: Director Ken Fero on police violence in the UK, inspiring activism, and his recent documentary, Ultraviolence.
The Tragedy of Never Enough in ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’
Morgan Neville’s documentary about celebrity chef and travel writer Anthony Bourdain, Roadrunner, is loving but clear-eyed.
‘Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts’ Filmmakers on Art in Troubled America
Filmmakers Jeffrey Wolf and Sam Pollard talk about artist Bill Traylor, born into slavery, whose works define this singular creative voice in American art.
Director Gregory Monro on Humanising Kubrick in His Documentary ‘Kubrick by Kubrick’
Director Gregory Monro talks to PopMatters in an exclusive interview from Tribeca about the revealing words of Stanley Kubrick.
Tribeca 2021: ‘LFG’ Shows the Struggle and Sacrifice in Fight for Equal Pay
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix’s new documentary, LFG, focuses on the women’s national soccer team’s court battle to get paid what they’re worth.