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Elena Lazic

Oh Lucy, Atsuko Hirayanagi

Elena Lazic / March 7, 2018

Interview: Atsuko Hirayanagi on her female midlife crisis comedy Oh Lucy!

Atsuko Hirayanagi discusses her debut feature Oh Lucy!, a rare film that centres a complex middle-aged woman as the lead.

I Am Not a Witch, Rungano Nyoni

Elena Lazic / March 2, 2018

Director Rungano Nyoni on her Zambia-set debut I Am Not a Witch

Zambia-born, Cardiff-raised director Rungano Nyoni discusses her first feature I Am Not a Witch — which tackles patriarchal constraints on women in Zambia — and her own experiences with sexism in the film industry. The film is now available on VOD.

Leilah Weinraub, Shakedown, Berlinale 18

Elena Lazic / February 22, 2018

Leilah Weinraub on exalting hedonism in Shakedown

Leilah Weinraub discusses Shakedown, waiting for the right climate to release her film on black lesbian club nights, the pitfalls of classic documentary practice, and trusting your audience.

Sebastián Lelio, A Fantastic Woman, Daniela Vega

Elena Lazic / February 10, 2018

‘A flamboyant film devoid of guilt’: Sebastián Lelio on A Fantastic Woman

Sebastián Lelio discusses A Fantastic Woman, his collaboration with actress Daniela Vega, balancing heightened style with realistic character work, and his thoughts on ‘political’ filmmaking. Read our Berlin 2017 review of the film here.

Bruno Dumont, Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc, Lise Leplat Prudhomme

Elena Lazic / February 7, 2018

‘At the cinema, I can believe in God’: Bruno Dumont on Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

Bruno Dumont discusses the making of his Joan of Arc metal musical, Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc, achieving the film’s oddball comedy, and his aversion to cinematic moralising.

Revenge, Coralie Fargeat, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz

Elena Lazic / November 6, 2017

‘She can be strong, even when she is wearing a bikini’: Director Coralie Fargeat and star Matilda Lutz discuss their feminist rape-revenge film Revenge

Director Coralie Fargeat and star Matilda Lutz discuss Revenge, the stigma around genre cinema, mixing humour and violence, and the way victims are still held responsible for being attacked. This is an excerpt from our forthcoming ebook on feminist horror beyond empowertainment. To read the entire article, get your copy of the book here.

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