Prismatic Ground is an annual highlight of the festival calendar. Bennett Glace reflects on the event’s importance and picks films to seek out.
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Gator Tango: An interview with John McNaughton on ‘Wild Things’ (1998)
In the first of a series of interviews, John McNaughton talks about the making of 'Wild Things' and his approach to tone, trash, and taste.
Full StoryDeborah Twiss: The Split Tooth Interview
From 'A Gun for Jennifer' to recent projects like 'Sapiosexual,' Twiss discusses her long-running career in independent film and television
Full StoryNick D’Agostino: The Split Tooth Interview
The writer-director-star of the sci-fi comedy 'Super Beef' discusses the film before its upcoming festival appearances.
Full Story‘Quietly on By’ (2005): A Video Interview with Frank V. Ross
Ross looks back on his breakthrough film 'Quietly on By' and its evolution from a rejected contest idea into a feat of low-budget filmmaking.
Full StoryTerry Chiu: The Split Tooth Interview
Chiu discusses his films — Mangoshake and the epic Open Doom Crescendo — and his hopes and fears for DIY art in the future.
Full StoryMaximum Lo-fi: Terry Chiu’s ‘Open Doom Crescendo’ (2022)
'Open Doom Crescendo' is a major cinematic achievement, a dense, DIY epic set in a wasteland where inhabitants battle and seek the Embodiment of Angst.
Full StorySubtle Alchemy: ‘Wulver’s Stane’ (2024) and the Contemporary Werewolf Reimagined
Joe Cornelison’s debut feature follows a modern werewolf whose existence is marked by pain and abstinence with episodes of ecstatic reprieve.
Full StoryPassions in the Labyrinth: The Decline of Classical Allegory in ‘Johnny Minotaur’ (1971)
Charles Henri Ford's 'Johnny Minotaur' is an unsung, haunting work of taboo motives and fierce, unapologetic eroticism.
Full StoryToo Much Sky and Not Enough Me: ‘Paperback Hero’ (1973) and The Fake Man
Vincent Albarano looks back on Peter Pearson’s 1973 drama about a hockey playing wannabe cowboy stuck in a small Canadian town.
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