Writer-director Graham Foy discusses his feature film debut, The Maiden, using duration, naturalism, and magic realism to tell a coming-of-age story of …
Establishing Shots
Promising emerging filmmakers discuss their first feature film.
Chie Hayakawa on avoiding sentimentality in Plan 75
In this interview, writer-director Chie Hayakawa talks about asking tough questions and avoiding sentimentality in her first feature, Plan 75. She also …
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Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic on her film Murina
In this interview, Croatian filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic discusses her Caméra d'Or winning feature film, Murina. This interview is part of our …
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Arsalan Amiri on making a realistic genre film, Zalava, in Iran
Writer-director Arsalan Amiri and co-writer Ida Panahandeh discuss their first foray into genre territory, Zalava, which won prizes at the Venice International …
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‘We are a nation of stories and poems’: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed on The Gravedigger’s Wife
Writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed discusses making his feature debut, The Gravedigger's Wife, a love story set in Djibouti City. Click here to find all of …
‘The more we went inside Lise’s perspective, the better it got’: Tea Lindeburg on As in Heaven
Director Tea Lindeburg discusses her remarkable film As in Heaven about a day in the life of a teenage girl about to lose everything in 1880s Denmark. The film …