I think this school has tremendous resources in terms of equipment, but also because the students get a chance to work with actual filmmakers. They are constantly learning how it really is as opposed to how it is theoretically. And they have a lot of role models for their field.

We weren't very happy with what we were being offered, so we ended up showing it to exhibitors starting with the Film Forum in New York, which supports a lot of independent films.

The description of the job posting was 'looking for an independent filmmaker.' So, I submitted an application. I'd done teaching here and there, but nothing like in this setting.

(The film) came with the idea that (my sister and I) would adapt the stories of Joyce Carol Oates. I had read three different short stories of hers. And so what I wanted to do was to find a way to link all of her stories together. It ended up definitely being an adaptation, but also our own sort of overall story. We were just trying to imagine the life of that character.

The mayor has known Bill Clinton for years. The encounter today gave them a chance to catch up.

We typically see the biggest uptake numbers throughout the month of October, once students have had a chance to get settled in their residences and classes and once our on-campus marketing efforts have been in full swing.