Sanja Zivkovic on the tricky business of depicting mental illness on screen, how she directed her two talented lead actresses, and crafting the aesthetics of …
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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.
The Assistant: Kitty Green on making an office sound sinister
Kitty Green discusses crafting the sound design of The Assistant by recording office sounds and using them to create tension and discomfort. The Assistant: …
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Carlo Mirabella-Davis on Swallow: Her ‘breakdown becomes a breakthrough’
Carlo Mirabella-Davis discusses Swallow, his prescient film about isolation and self-destruction. Read about more horror films about women in Beyond …
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Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and colonialist zombies
In our interview with Jeff Barnaby, he discusses his zombie film about colonialism, Blood Quantum, telling Indigenous stories through genre, and working as his …
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Interview: Lesley Manville on Ordinary Love
Lesley Manville delves into the challenges of portraying a cancer patient's physical development, and discusses her work with Mike Leigh. Interview: Lesley …
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Sundance ’20 interview: Ariane Labed on her directorial debut, Olla
Ariane Labed speaks about her background as a dancer and why she sees directing as a natural extension of her work as an actress. Olla is screening at the …
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