Filmmaking Movies

A young filmmaker accidentally claps her idol’s mystical clapperboard, throwing the two on a frantic journey through film genres and beyond.

While a veteran actor laments the state of film and film acting, a group of young children sneak a Panavision camera into the apartment where the...

A short documentary on Buster Keaton's The Frozen North (1922), regarding how the events of Fatty Arbuckle's trial and William S. Hart's quick...

Discover the unrealised visions and passion projects of revered British filmmaker Michael Powell, in this fascinating documentary featuring...

The Irreversible Odyssey is a retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Gaspar Noé, actors Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and...

An interview between Volker Schlöndorff and Billy Wilder.

This jazzy short was one of two efforts in the very brief "Binko the Bear Cub" series. Completed in 1930 yet never exhibited in theaters. Created by...

Two filmmakers who always fail to market their films, try to find a way to success by doing black magic in their film production.

The special effects in The Play House (1921) are discussed.

Nightmare in Canada is a television documentary that delves into the history of Canada's horror film industry. Not only do Canadian horror films have...

A film crew hijacks their company's current production and improves it behind the director's back.

From the Notebook of … was shot in Florence and takes as its point of departure Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul...

Explores the life of local Martha's Vineyard legend, Craig Kingsbury, and his impact on the production of Steven Spielberg’s classic movie

Documentary from celebrated Bruce Lee devotee, John Little, tracing the chronology of Lee's four films. Little follows Lee's footsteps from Macau,...

The shy Michael dreams of becoming a great director and wants to make a romance. His childhood friend Bobby - owner of a red light bar - agrees to...

A first-time director convinces his best friend to sell his house in order to fund their debut feature film. Everything goes really well. A...

The arrival of a beautiful new stranger in town prompts two boys to spend their summer holidays enticing the young woman to act in a short-film....

Documentary about the making of Buster Keaton's silent comedy classic, Sherlock Jr. (1924).

A series of auditions is taking place in a museum-like living room. Various men improvise or deliver prepared lines, rehearse gestures and slogans,...