Filmmaking Movies

Two struggling friends chase dreams, battling rejections and unforeseen challenges in their artistic careers, reflecting the under-appreciated life...

In this biting satire of the film industry, an undiscovered actor will do anything to become the next 'Asian leading man' - other than go to therapy.

An independent filmmaker takes on the challenge of creating a large scale WW1 film. When faced with harsh weather conditions and the constraints of...

An amateur filmmaker grapples with clashing personalities as he attempts to film a Christmas special

After failing an audition, a self-conscious actress finds herself in a terrifying role.

The Uno Killer is a 2023 short film about a mysterious man who goes around carrying UNO cards for fun and after committing each horrendous crime he...

A bunch of friends are making a movie in an attempt to win the shortest film competition. But when people have to go to work, things get challenging....

A group of frustrated actors, writers and directors take to the desert to make a film about themselves, then get lost in it.

Author Lee Clark Mitchell discusses the Western genre and literature.

What is a Micro-Budget film? How are they made? Where can you find them? Do they actually make any money? Six micro-budget filmmakers take us through...

When nerdy but lovable Jeffrey sets out to cure cancer for a class project, he accidentally drinks a deadly chemical that turns him into a deranged...

This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations...

A short documentary on the making of the 1946 film Ziegfeld Follies.

A director (P. Chann) tries to make a movie following the guise of Joseph Campbell's framework.

Wallace Carlson walks viewers through the production of an animated short at Bray Studios.

Travel films have an established format with their own conventions, history and baggage. It is a medium that has all too often sought to control,...

A stumped scriptwriter discovers a supernatural ability.

In 1978, two South Korean filmmakers--Director Shin Sang-ok and his star actress and ex-wife, Choi Eun-hee--were abducted and smuggled into North...

Ben Model discusses scoring music for silent movies.

A filmmaker takes revenge on a festival that has rejected her year after year. But her revenge will not be bitter, cruel or violent. Instead she will...