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The Assistant, Kitty Green, sound design

Orla Smith / May 7, 2020

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.

Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Swallow film, Haley Bennett

B. P. Flanagan / May 2, 2020

Carlo Mirabella-Davis on Swallow: Her ‘breakdown becomes a breakthrough’

Carlo Mirabella-Davis discusses Swallow, his prescient film about isolation and self-destruction.

Alex Heeney / December 13, 2019

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn on The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Co-directors and co-writers Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (who also stars) and Kathleen Hepburn discuss telling Indigenous stories and telling a story in real time.

Orla Smith / December 6, 2019

Interview: Honey Boy is a confident step into fiction filmmaking for Alma Har’el

Poetic documentarian Alma Har’el discusses her first fiction feature, Honey Boy, Shia LaBeouf’s autobiographical exploration of his childhood trauma.

Hala, Minhal Baig, Geraldine Viswanathan

Orla Smith / November 23, 2019

Interview: Hala is a lyrical debut from Minhal Baig

Hala director Minhal Baig discusses fictionalising her own life story, her filmic influences, and Gerladine Viswanathan’s brilliant performance.

Justine Smith / October 15, 2019

Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell on MS Slavic 7

Co-directors Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell discuss finding the structure of MS Slavic 7, their collaboration, and working on a budget.

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