#filmmaking

#filmmaking

I was born in a small town in the Mekong Delta in 1986. My parents left Vietnam through the Humanitarian Operation program, which helped former re-education camp detainees immigrate to the US.

Gina Prince-Bythewood directed 'The Old Guard', becoming the first Black woman to helm a big-budget film from a comic book, paving the way for diverse storytelling.

The UNESCO World Heritage-listed limestone tufa cave houses of Matera have attracted filmmakers and tourists due to their rich cultural and historical significance.

Eleanor Coppola's achievement is acknowledged as first among equals in shooting location footage and capturing the intimate audio tapes of Francis's challenging moments.

"The secret to his success? Instead of begging for development deals, he decided to chase something more practical: money. I found it way easier to find people with money than it is to get a company to say 'Yes,' Grashaw said."

"I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I'm a die-hard Bond fan."

David Fincher's 2010 film The Social Network ends with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg refreshing the friend request of an ex-girlfriend, a pathetic and modern attempt at a peace offering.

"I feel so grateful to the producers and for this opportunity to go back in and continue to learn about the filmmaking process and be able to re-edit this movie."

"It's a website you can visit where [Bring Her Back character] Laura purchased this tape from. It's sort of like a dark-web-feeling marketplace where they sell all these fucked-up occult items."

We lived in this world for so long, and we developed a lot of the scenes and the script through improvising together.

It was an interesting situation, because I didn't know I'd been cast in yet. But I was like, 'OK, I'm game,' because I was happy they were asking me.

Joslyn Rose Lyons emphasizes that storytelling matters when it helps people feel seen, stating that success isn't just about the spotlight, but what sticks with you.

The majority of my free ride work, we shot on a splinter unit...we would kind of break off and do some stuff in a smaller unit.

In his latest work, The Plea, Halloran explores how smallpox went from perhaps the deadliest infectious disease in human history to a fading memory.

Gene Hackman did not strike me as a nice man...someone prickly and difficult...might cut his kids out of his will.

"That's something that has been a secret dream of mine. Directing something, or writing a show or a movie...it's something I've always been, really, secretly interested in."

"For me, coming to Sweden was a new start. I had to succeed in what I'm doing so I can build a life, also running away from the trauma of war in Syria."

Foster's evolution from a Disney child star to a two-time Academy Award winner highlights her artistic growth and commitment to challenging societal norms.