Sentimental Education: Christian Petzold on Afire
This interview was originally published at Cinema Scope.
Pointing the Moral Index Finger: Ruth Beckermann on Mutzenbacher
This interview was originally published at Cinema Scope.
This is what we do when someone dies.
I delivered this eulogy for my dad on May 29, 2021, two months after he died from cancer. I wrote it in the form of a letter to my daughters, who were 11 and 8 at the time.
Retelling Stories: Jia Zhangke on Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
This interview was originally published at Mubi.
A State of Uncertainty: Tsai Ming-liang on Days
This interview was originally published at Cinema Scope
Big Ears 2020
For posterity’s sake: the four-day program we haven’t (yet) been able to share with audiences because of COVID-19.
Natural Wonders: The Films of Jessica Sarah Rinland
This essay was originally published in Cinema Scope.
Big Ears 2019
A program of work by Beatrice Gibson, Jodie Mack, Johann Lurf, and Wang Bing was presented as a month-long gallery installation.
Best Films of 2018
My year in film, with links to writing and lists of favorite US releases, premieres, shorts, and discoveries.
Valérie Massadian on Milla, Working with Nan Goldin and Uses For Anger
This interview was originally published at Filmmaker.
Committed to Paper: Writer/Director Paul Schrader on First Reformed
This interview was originally published at Filmmaker.
Big Ears 2018
Visiting artist Lewis Klahr and programs dedicated to regional American films, 3D, and Canyon Cinema.
“There are Miracles”: A Conversation with Hong Sang-soo
This interview was originally published at Mubi.





























