Bulletin — Rachel Stubbings, Zen Pace, Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah, Dan Silver...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
April 09, 2026
CAMPAIGN
Rachel Stubbings directs ‘Based On A True Story’ for Missing People.
Challenging the way society engages with missing person cases, and change the narrative.
CAMPAIGN
Zen Pace & Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah co-direct ‘All The Ways’.
Created in partnership with Children’s Aid, a New York City nonprofit that has supported children and families in need for over 170 years.
NARRATIVE SHORT
Dan Silver directs ‘A Beat to Rest’.
Late into his career, an elderly drummer comes to terms with getting older.
Footnotes
Seismic Shifts: European Workshop for New Curators — This cohort of programmes was curated by Alexandra Sirotenko, Cindy Chehab, Mai Nguyen, Najrin Islam, Raouf Moussa, and Tania Hernández González, which took place at the 2025 editions of Lago Film Fest and Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival.
THIS IS SHORT ↗︎
Yarns Brief: Nostalgia — This year Yarns is asking unsigned creatives from all backgrounds (and eras) to create a short film idea that explores our relationship with the past, through the lens of nostalgia.
YARNS ↗︎
Cinematic Immunity: An Oral History of New York Filmmaking As Told by the Crews That Got the Shot — Michael Lee Nirenberg’s new book tells the story of New York City’s movie industry from the crew members who created the sets, lit the scenes, and shot the film.
FERAL HOUSE ↗︎
Julia Ducournau in Conversation with Robert Eggers on Alpha — Their conversation touches upon Ducournau’s fear of saying “I love you,” her resistance to using bodily transformation as a “gimmick,” and the “two percent of ecstasy” that makes the screenwriting process feel worth it.
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE ↗︎
The Musical World of Kahlil Joseph — Kahlil Joseph has been in conversation with The Vinyl Factory and 180 Studios for the better part of a decade.
THE VINYL FACTORY ↗︎
Petra Collins Releases a New Book Capturing the Horrors of Pop Stardom — The photo book follows two totally fictional characters presented as pop icons, Ashley and Siren8, exploring the throes of fame and the line between fans and stalkers.
HYPEBAE ↗︎
Under The Influence: John Akomfrah — Akomfrah discusses the iconic artworks he most admires, reveals that he considers music to be his greatest teacher, and remembers how the 1999 exhibition showed him that art still has the power to shock.
ARTFORUM ↗︎
How Ffern Is Making Branding Feel Less Like Advertising And More Like Cinema — Ffern’s co-founder Emily Cameron discusses the brand’s approach to marketing has borrowed from fragrance making, and why Ffern now has a full in-house team dedicated solely to filmmaking.
IT’S NICE THAT ↗︎
Distributing Your Film with Video Store.age — Ash Cook, founder and CEO of Video Storage, discusses his innovative approach to film distribution through physical media, community events, and flexible rights management.
KINEMA ↗︎
Saatchi & Saatchi to launch NCS 2026 at SXSW London — The showcase, which has been curated and presented annually at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity since 1991, is a celebration of the very best in creativity, storytelling and visual innovation with previous winners including The Daniels and Jonathan Glazer.
SHOTS ↗︎
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