Bulletin — Ben Miethke, Chloé Zhao, Sebastian Hill-Esbrand...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
September 18, 2025
MUSIC VIDEO
Ben Miethke directs ‘Obsession’ for Superpoze.
Echoing Rothko’s ethereal color fields, ‘Obsession’ is a hypnotic meditation on ambition, downfall, and transcendence, inspired by the myth of Icarus.
FILM
Chloé Zhao directs ‘Hamnet’.
The story of Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet.
CREATIVE SHORT
Sebastian Hill-Esbrand directs ‘Pivot’.
A young musician whose obsessive past led to a destructive spiral, was deported before he could turn things around. Returning home to friends still lost in addiction, he’s now chasing a second chance.
Footnotes
David Lynch’s Hollywood Hills Compound Hits the Market for $15 Million — Lynch, who died in January, lived on the 2.5-acre estate for over 35 years, and created ‘Mulholland Drive’ and ‘Lost Highway,’ and many more of his works there.
VARIETY
Chloé Zhao to Release Photo Book ‘Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream’ Alongside New Film ‘Hamnet’ — Created during the making of Chloé Zhao’s latest film, in collaboration between the Academy Award-winning director, star actress Jessie Buckley, and photographer Agata Grzybowska.
DEADLINE
OK Go’s open-source music video is free for anyone to download and play with — An experiment in impulsivity, OK Go teams up with animators Will Anderson, Lucas Zanotto, and Blender Studio to create a chaotic, digital adventure through algorithms and motion capture.
IT’S NICE THAT
Kahlil Joseph’s sprawling audio-visual compendium BLKNWS returns as a feature-length film — Inspired by the ‘Encyclopedia Africana’ conceived by W.E.B. Du Bois, the filmic collage of African and diasporic culture is on the film festival circuit.
THE ART NEWSPAPER
Kaouther Ben Hania: Director of The Voice of Hind Rajab — After her lengthy standing ovation, the Tunisian director talks to us about her one-room-shot reconstruction of the events surrounding the titular girl’s death.
CINEUROPA
A24’s Empire of Auteurs — The studio is brilliant at selling small, provocative films. Now it wants to sell blockbusters, too.
THE NEW YORKER
Submitting to Film Festivals? FilmFreeway GM Matt Toigo Talks Scams, Fees, Marketing & the Platform’s Future — FilmFreeway's new General Manager, Matt Toigo, sits down with Directors Notes for an exclusive, no-holds-barred interview.
DIRECTOR’S NOTES
‘Megadoc’ Trailer Goes Inside Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ — The behind-the-scenes documentary Megadoc reveals off-screen battles during the making of Francis Ford Coppola's movie.
ROLLING STONE
Oscar-Winner Steve McQueen Screens 34-Hour Film On Rijksmuseum Facade — The behind-the-scenes documentary Megadoc reveals off-screen battles during the making of Francis Ford Coppola's movie.
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