Marya E. Gates
Marya E. Gates is a freelance film writer based in Chicago. She studied Comparative Literature at U.C. Berkeley, and also has an overpriced and underused MFA in Film Production. She regularly contributes to RogerEbert.com, Emmy Mag, The Playlist, and IndieWire. She is currently working on a book of interviews with female directors titled Cinema Her Way for Rizzoli.
By Marya E. Gates
| September 30, 2024
I had the image of these two coal miners in the dark kissing. I think this is because I am always interested in the spirituality of Earth, of the depth of Earth. There is something very spiritual in that. And this film is about home and leaving home.
By Marya E. Gates
| January 11, 2024
I did not want my mother to be hurt or to suffer during the process of filmmaking. Even though some memories were painful, I really wanted her to feel the emotions that she wanted to feel. So, when she is looking at the photo of her young self, for example, she could decide what she wanted to say about this photo at the moment that she looked at it.