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Establishing Shots

Promising emerging filmmakers discuss their first feature film.

A still of filmmaker Quinn Armstrong in front of a still from his film, Survival Skills. The text on the image says Interview.

Orla Smith / November 4, 2020

Quinn Armstrong on his bizarre police training parody, Survival Skills

Quinn Armstrong’s Survival Skills parodies ’80s VHS police training videos to explore the police’s relationship to domestic violence. Somehow, it completely works.

Director Farnoosh Samadi in front of a still from her film, 180 Degree Rule. The text reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 11, 2020

LFF Interview: 180° Rule reveals the secrets and lies of a patriarchal society

Farnoosh Samadi on her provocative new film, 180° Rule, which confronts the horrific consequences of robbing women of their agency.

A still of JaCari Dye, who plays young Jay, hiding behind a car in Residue. In front of this still is a headshot of director Merawi Gerima. The text on the image states that this is an interview.

Orla Smith / September 25, 2020

Merawi Gerima’s Residue is an ‘archive of a community’ facing gentrification

Merawi Gerima’s directorial debut Residue, which ARRAY Now released on Netflix last Friday, is an impassioned ode to a rapidly gentrifying Washington D.C..

An image of writer-director Eva Riley, in front of a still from her film, Perfect 10. In the still, brother and sister pair Leigh and Joe ride on a motorbike together, laughing and smiling. The image is labelled "Interview."

Orla Smith / August 5, 2020

Eva Riley on Perfect 10, her touching sibling story disguised as a sports film

Writer-director Eva Riley on Perfect 10’s tumultuous journey from script to screen, and how she realised she wasn’t making a sports or a crime movie.

Shannon Murphy, Babyteeth, Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace

B. P. Flanagan / June 22, 2020

To Shannon Murphy, Babyteeth is ‘not about cancer any more than it’s about a girl who plays the violin’

Shannon Murphy on how she put Babyteeth together, from casting to blocking, and why Milla’s cancer treatment is largely left off-screen.

Sanja Zivkovic, Nina Kiri, Mirjana Jokovic, Easy Land

Orla Smith / May 16, 2020

Sanja Zivkovic on Easy Land, immigration, and mental illness

Sanja Zivkovic on depicting mental illness on screen, how she directed her two talented lead actresses, and crafting the aesthetics of Easy Land.

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