Filmmaker Magazine

4 days ago | filmmakermagazine.com | Scott Macaulay

Back to selection by Scott Macaulay in Directors, Interviews on Jun 23, 2025 Annie Sprinkle, Beth Stephens, ecosexuality, Playing with Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency In the first two films in their trilogy of environmental-themed documentaries, Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle married — literally — their loving spirit of “ecosexuality” with urgent debates around the preservation of our natural resources.

6 days ago | filmmakermagazine.com | Scott Macaulay

by Scott Macaulay in Festivals & Events on Jun 21, 2025 Cartuna x Dweck, Muscle Distribution, Watermelon Pictures, Willa 8 Above’s June webinar, co-sponsored by Filmmaker Magazine, profiles four new adventurous and innovative distributors that have emerged on the US independent film scene.

1 week ago | filmmakermagazine.com | Scott Macaulay

Back to selection Contemplations and digressions from Filmmaker's Editor-in-Chief by Scott Macaulay by Scott Macaulay in Columns on Jun 20, 2025 Filmmaker Magazine, scott macaulay Every Friday I write a free newsletter that’s a riff on various topics — filmmaker sustainability, the health of our ecosystem, new players and ideas, the plight of the producer, the rise of AI and more are frequent subjects.

1 week ago | filmmakermagazine.com | Natalia Keogan

Back to selection The Gas Station Attendant by Natalia Keogan in Directors, Interviews on Jun 19, 2025 Karla Murthy, Sheffield DocFest 2025, The Gas Station Attendant For much of her life, Karla Murthy listened as her father regaled her with tales of his troubled upbringing and eventual journey to America.

1 week ago | filmmakermagazine.com | Joanne McNeil

Back to selection by Holly Willis by Joanne McNeil in Columns on Jun 18, 2025 EZTV, ia Kamandalu, Michael Masucci, Summer 2025 In 1986, ia Kamandalu showed up at the EZTV space in West Hollywood for a screening of video art by Doris Chase. People recognized her even though it had been a few years since she danced in music videos like “Super Freak” by Rick James and on variety shows like Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, performing at the time under the name KimMcKillip.