Writer-director Darya Zhuk discusses her feature debut Crystal Swan, and creating her charismatic, dynamic, unforgettable protagonist.
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Promising emerging filmmakers discuss their first feature film.
Gustav Möller and Jakob Cedergren on The Guilty: ‘Prepare for chaos’
Promising filmmaker Gustav Möller and breakout actor Jakob Cedergren discuss their intense thriller, The Guilty, set entirely in one location, with only one character visible during most of the film.
[Read more…] about Gustav Möller and Jakob Cedergren on The Guilty: ‘Prepare for chaos’Interview: Edge of the Knife tells a pre-colonialism story of the Haida legend of ‘The Wildman’
Co-director and Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw discusses his landmark film Edge of the Knife (Sgaawaay K’uuna), the first feature film made in the Haida language. This is an excerpt from the ebook The Canadian Cinema Yearbook which is available for purchase here.
[Read more…] about Interview: Edge of the Knife tells a pre-colonialism story of the Haida legend of ‘The Wildman’Jessica Forever interview: ‘In video games, it’s more about what you do in between the shootouts.’
French directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, together with star Aomi Muyock, discuss Jessica Forever, a film as inspired by video games as it is by the work of Claire Denis.
Director Tuva Novotny and actress Pia Tjelta discuss one-take wonder Blind Spot
Director Tuva Novotny and lead actress Pia Tjelta discuss Blind Spot, a technically and conceptually dazzling feature debut about the stigma around mental illness.
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Bodies in space (and time): Richard Billingham discusses TIFF18 highlight Ray & Liz
Richard Billingham discusses his debut feature Ray & Liz, which viscerally recreates some of his own memories growing up in 1970s’ Birmingham.