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Establishing Shots

Promising emerging filmmakers discuss their first feature film.

Crystal Swan, Darya Zhuk, Alina Nasibullina

Orla Smith / November 8, 2018

Interview: Crystal Swan‘s heroine is as unforgettable as her costumes

Writer-director Darya Zhuk discusses her feature debut Crystal Swan, and creating her charismatic, dynamic, unforgettable protagonist.

Alex Heeney / October 19, 2018

Gustav Möller and Jakob Cedergren on The Guilty: ‘Prepare for chaos’

Promising filmmaker Gustav Möller and breakout actor Jakob Cedergren discuss their intense thriller, The Guilty, set entirely in one location, with only one character visible during most of the film.

Brett Pardy / September 29, 2018

Interview: Edge of the Knife tells a pre-colonialism story of the Haida legend of ‘The Wildman’

Co-director and Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw discusses his landmark film Edge of the Knife (Sgaawaay K’uuna), the first feature film made in the Haida language. This is an excerpt from the ebook The Canadian Cinema Yearbook which is available for purchase here.

Jessica Forever, Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel, Aomi Muyock

Elena Lazic / September 20, 2018

Jessica Forever interview: ‘In video games, it’s more about what you do in between the shootouts.’

French directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, together with star Aomi Muyock, discuss Jessica Forever, a film as inspired by video games as it is by the work of Claire Denis.

Blind Spot, Tuva Novotny, Pia Tjelta

Elena Lazic / September 13, 2018

Director Tuva Novotny and actress Pia Tjelta discuss one-take wonder Blind Spot

Director Tuva Novotny and lead actress Pia Tjelta discuss Blind Spot, a technically and conceptually dazzling feature debut about the stigma around mental illness.

Elena Lazic / September 12, 2018

Bodies in space (and time): Richard Billingham discusses TIFF18 highlight Ray & Liz

Richard Billingham discusses his debut feature Ray & Liz, which viscerally recreates some of his own memories growing up in 1970s’ Birmingham.

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