In Proxima, Matt Dillon and Lars Eidinger play the rare male characters who are flawed, privileged, and yet still empathetic.
Special Issue on Alice Winocour's Proxima
Alice Winocour's Proxima is the best film of 2020 and one of the best films of the decade. To celebrate its North American release, we're publishing a special issue on the film, including interviews with Winocour, her editor, and her sound editor, as well as a pair of essays on the film.
‘The balance was found when we started to cry with each screening’: Sound editor Valérie Deloof on Proxima
Valérie Deloof on editing the sound for Proxima, collaboration in post-production, and creating an immersive soundscape.
‘I’m somewhere between a midwife and a psychoanalyst’: Julien Lacheray on editing Proxima
Julien Lacheray, who has edited all of Alice Winocour’s features, discusses the collaboration between filmmaker and editor, thinking about sound, and Proxima. This is the second article in our Special Issue on Proxima.
‘Astronauts are so fragile’: Alice Winocour on Proxima
Proxima is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Director Alice Winocour discusses drawing a connection between motherhood and space exploration.
Ep. 64: Lockdown Film School with Alice Winocour
This episode presents our Lockdown Film School master class with writer-director Alice Winocour in podcast form. We discuss her three features including the recently released Proxima, her writing process, and her cinematic interest in the body.
Ep. 51: Proxima and Baby Boom: Working mothers
Alice Winocur’s Proxima uses the astronaut film to show how mothers in professional setting have to both prove themselves in male-dominated environments and be a caring, supportive mom. This topic is somewhat rare on screen, bringing to mind the 1987 hidden gem Baby Boom.