Writer-director Adam Garnet Jones discusses his debut film Fire Song the first Canadian film about a Two-Spirited character, a Queer Native. It opens in Toronto on May 13.
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Promising emerging filmmakers discuss their first feature film.
SFIFF Interview: Matthew Ross talks Frank & Lola
Writer-director Matthew Ross discusses his first feature, Frank & Lola, a low-budget film with big name stars. At heart, it’s a love story but skips the meet-cute. [Read more…] about SFIFF Interview: Matthew Ross talks Frank & Lola
With The Demons, Québécois Filmmaker Philippe Lesage defies convention
Québécois writer-director Philippe Lesage discusses how he upended our expectations about sound design, framing, and editing in his first feature The Demons. Read our interview with Lesage about Genèse.
[Read more…] about With The Demons, Québécois Filmmaker Philippe Lesage defies conventionJosh Mond on the aesthetic of James White and working with Christopher Abbott
Director Josh Mond and actor Christopher Abbott discuss how they collaborated to make the film. Mond also discusses developing the aesthetic for the film with his cinematographer. James White is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and to stream online.
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Interview: Chloé Leriche on Before the Streets and indigenous cinema
Canadian director Chloé Leriche discusses Before The Streets (Avant Les Rues) and bringing the Atikamekw language and community to the big screen for the first time at this year’s Berlinale.
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Anne Zohra Berrached on 24 Weeks at Berlinale
Director Anne Zohra Berrached discusses 24 Weeks, her Berlinale Competition film about a couple who must decide whether to have a late abortion when they discover their child will have Down Syndrome. She explores the challenges of the subject matter and why she wanted non-professional actors for some of the parts.
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