Christian Petzold tells us about finding the past within the present (and vice versa), adapting a novel without re-reading it, and much more. …
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
‘Creating characters that have inner lives’: Philippe Lesage on Genèse
Philippe Lesage discusses Genèse, a coming-of-age story about searching for love in a repressive, violent adult world, and bringing the spirit of a novel into …
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‘Authenticity above all’: Todd Douglas Miller on Apollo 11
Director Todd Douglas Miller discusses his documentary Apollo 11 about the historic mission to the moon, sifting through archival footage, offering new …
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‘My films are portraits; I try to make my characters live.’ Mia Hansen-Løve on Maya
Mia Hansen-Løve tells us about her interest in people who stay in the shadows, her motivations behind choosing locations, the way she works with her actors, and …
‘For me, cinema is where we can speak to our own fragility and vulnerability’: Mikhaël Hers discusses Amanda
Mikhaël Hers talks about his approach to tragedy in Amanda, which follows a young girl and her uncle as they reckon with the consequences of a terrorist attack. …
Birds of Passage co-director Ciro Guerra on genre, tragedy, and hope
Ciro Guerra discusses telling a familiar story in an original way, using genre as a Trojan horse for ideas, and much more. Read our interview with co-director …
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Cristina Gallego on fate and tradition in Birds of Passage
Cristina Gallego discusses the genesis of the project, the use of bright colours in a gangster film, and much more. Read our interview with co-director Ciro …
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Nadine Labaki on the making of Capernaum, her most ambitious film to date
Nadine Labaki discusses Capernaum, an unflinching look at the poverty and injustice in the slums of Beirut told through the eyes of a child suing his parents …
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Behind the Lens: Franklin Dow on the technical innovation behind Evelyn
Director of Photography Franklin Dow discusses his personal involvement in the documentary Evelyn and the complex camera rig he built especially for the film. …
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Orlando von Einsiedel discusses his documentary Evelyn
One of the most eye-opening and subtle films about grief and suicide, the moving documentary sees the director and his family talk about the suicide of his …
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