Breakout star Billy Howle discusses how he prepared to embody his On Chesil Beach character, Edward, throughout the years — creating his voice, movement, and …
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Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
Ian McEwan on adapting his books for the screen and On Chesil Beach
Novelist and screenwriter Ian McEwan discusses the challenges and rewards of adapting his On Chesil Beach, the importance of music to his storytelling, and why …
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Dominic Cooke talks On Chesil Beach: Part 1
For our special TIFF17 coverage of On Chesil Beach, we talked to Dominic Cooke about the value of rehearsing actors for film and minimizing cuts. Read the rest …
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HotDocs interview: Meet the women of the ISIS resistance
Alba Sotorra on her documentary Commander Arian, which follows a group of Syrian women fighting against ISIS. …
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Laura Nix: ‘They’re trying to literally save where they live’
Nix discusses her documentary Inventing Tomorrow, which follows a diverse group of students at a science fair, all of whom are working on projects to benefit …
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‘Nudity is their work outfit’: Vidal-Naquet on Sauvage
Writer-Director Camille Vidal-Naquet discusses telling the story of a male sex worker with humour, romance, and a frank approach to nudity. …
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Léonor Serraille on Jeune Femme, her anti-Frances Ha
Serraille discusses her feature debut Jeune Femme, a portrait of a complicated, impulsive young woman and her process of self-reinvention. …
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HotDocs interview: A country is drowning in Anote’s Ark
Photographer Matthieu Rytz turned to documentary filmmaking to tell the story of an island that will soon be eradicated by rising sea levels. …
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The Night of all Nights asks: How do couples stay together?
Director Yasemin Samdereli worked through doubts about her own marriage by making a documentary about long-term relationships and what makes them last. …
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Blowin’ Up: Inside a courtroom that protects sex workers
Director Stephanie Wang-Breal on portraying sex workers with dignity in her documentary Blowin' Up. …
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