Movies: Filmmaking

Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very influential, Indigenous film makers. The film The Camera on The Shore is a feature length introduction to Barry...

The making of the latest masterpiece - Crest of Senses - by renown cult film director Jack Gattanella. It's getting weird, and only weirder still, as the weeks go on and Zack and Hayley hold on for dear life. Maybe the dolphins will help....

When the frontman of a metal band takes an unfamiliar drug sold to him in exchange for the lives of his bandmates, he must fight off a drug-induced psychosis as well as the horrific thought of this deranged deal....

Two struggling friends chase dreams, battling rejections and unforeseen challenges in their artistic careers, reflecting the under-appreciated life of a mule. In the vast tapestry of life, there are moments when our dreams take the center stage, beck...

A young screenwriter with huge dreams struggles with writer's block. Day after day passes and he just can't write. But then as he leaves his usual routine he gets a great opportunity and is forced to write in order to achieve his dreams....

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Author Lee Clark Mitchell discusses the Western genre and literature....

In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, provides a tour of where Seven Chances was filmed, comparing archival images with contemporary photos, and sharing stories of...

A rag-tag group of young film lovers gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to make their own movies to be screened for a powerful director. However, not all of the films come out how the creators had hoped....

Julian has agreed to help Henry make his first film--but, on the day of shooting, Julian shows up having taken four tabs of LSD. Across the streets of Toronto, the two friends battle for control of the frame and struggle towards the meanings of art a...

Graduation work of Haruka Suzuki....

Absolute pleasure as an identity. Alfonso de Sierra, Luis Escribano, Ramón Massa, Ces Martí and Enric Bents were “Els 5 QKs”, a group of amateur filmmakers who, in 1975, decided to get together and create a transgressive and courageous filmography b...

Documentary on Christian Schocher, director of the legendary «Reisender Krieger» (1980)....

Largely due to censorship, many films, especially documentaries and independent films, can't be released in China. But underground cinema clubs are making independent films accessible to Chinese audience despite the all the risks....

The protagonist creates a documentary about her friend Agata’s love story, seeking the meaning of love. As the relationship crumbles, the film project persists....

A short film about how filmmakers can extend the life of their motion pictures, made and distributed by the Society of Amateur Cinematographers (SAC)....

Video piece, featuring journalist Buzz Bissinger, about trader Harry Goulding's key role in bringing Monument Valley to Hollywood....

When a notorious food critic arrives to review his restaurant, a determined chef struggles to prepare an outstanding meal without breaking under the pressure....

A wannabe filmmaker forces his friends into making a movie....

History of Dutch women working behind the scenes of moviemaking....