The best films at LFF 2019 fell under the radar. Correspondents Orla Smith and Ben Flanagan discuss their six favourites of the festival.
Film Festivals
Interview: Hala is a lyrical debut from Minhal Baig
Hala director Minhal Baig discusses fictionalising her own life story, her filmic influences, and Gerladine Viswanathan’s brilliant performance.
Daisuke Miyazaki on his striking techno-thriller, Videophobia
Daisuke Miyazaki discusses his Japanese techno-thriller Videophobia, which premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinema in Montreal.
LFF 2019’s best short films spotlight future great filmmakers
Orla Smith and Ben Flanagan pick their four favourite competition short films at the 2019 London Film Festival.
Ep. 20: Canadian Cinema shines at TIFF 2019
TIFF 2019 was another strong year for Canadian cinema. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss 19 Canadian films, ranging from small character studies to a re-imaged Greek tragedy to an anti-colonialist zombie epic.
Interview: Disco shows “the journey to become radical”
Director Jorunn Mykelbust Syversen and actress Josefine Frida on Disco, a dark drama about the dangers of fanatical religion.