In Home, teachers and authority figures don’t skip a beat before upbraiding the teenagers in their charge, but writer-director Fien Troch asks us to empathize first and judge second.
Benedict Andrews talks Una and directing for theatre vs film: part 2
This is the second part of our two-part interview with Benedict Andrews on his feature debut Una and the differences between directing for film and theatre. Read part one here.
Benedict Andrews talks Una and directing for the stage vs. screen part 1
Australian theatre director Benedict Andrews, who directed Blackbird in Berlin back in 2005, discusses the challenges of adapting the play for the screen in Una, as well as the differences between directing for stage and screen. Go to part 2 of the interview.
Writer-director Alison Maclean raises the curtain on The Rehearsal
Alison Maclean discusses the making of her film The Rehearsal, from adapting Eleanor Catton’s novel, to finding her cast, to rehearsing the film.
TIFF16: Writer-director-star Alice Lowe discusses Prevenge
Alice Lowe discusses the making of Prevenge, her wickedly funny directorial debut, from conception through to completion. Shot when she was seven months pregnant, the film is a revenge movie in which a foul-mouthed fetus sends its mother, Ruth (Alice Lowe), on a killing spree.
Director Stephen Dunn talks Closet Monster and internalized homophobia
Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney talked to Stephen Dunn about his directorial debut Closet Monster: why he wanted to tell this story, its magical realist elements, and how he got us inside Oscar’s head.