Hungarian director Zsófia Szilágyi discusses her impressive feature debut One Day, avoiding cliches while telling a typical story, fighting over the film’s sound design, and working with child actors.
Establishing Shots
Promising emerging filmmakers discuss their first feature film.
Establishing Shots: Rebecca Addelman on her marriage drama, Paper Year
Rebecca Addelman discusses Paper Year, fictionalising her first marriage into her feature debut, which took years of rewrites, great casting, and generous collaboration.
Establishing Shots: Daniel Kokotajlo on his feature debut, Apostasy
Daniel Kokotajlo discusses the autobiographical roots and the making of his feature debut, Apostasy, set in a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
‘Nudity is their work outfit’: Camille Vidal-Naquet on Sauvage
Writer-Director Camille Vidal-Naquet discusses telling the story of a male sex worker with humour, romance, and a frank approach to nudity.
Léonor Serraille on Jeune Femme, her anti-Frances Ha
Léonor Serraille discusses her feature debut Jeune Femme, a portrait of a complicated, impulsive young woman and her process of self-reinvention.
Interview: Atsuko Hirayanagi on her female midlife crisis comedy Oh Lucy!
Atsuko Hirayanagi discusses her debut feature Oh Lucy!, a rare film that centres a complex middle-aged woman as the lead.