Lina from Lima is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Director María Paz González talks making the film part realist drama about the immigrant working experience and part flamboyant musical.
In Her Chair
Female-identifying directors reflect on their experiences making films and leading creative teams.
TIFF19: Maria Sødahl, Andrea Bræin Hovig, and Stellan Skarsgård on Hope
Norwegian writer-director Maria Sødahl discusses her remarkable marital/cancer drama, Hope, with lead actors Andrea Bræin Hovig and Stellan Skarsgård.
TIFF19: An interview with the creative team behind the film Rocks
Director Sarah Gavron and her team of collaborators discuss the making of their film Rocks, collaborating with teenage girls to develop the film’s characters, and the importance of music.
TIFF Establishing Shots: Heather Young on her first feature, Murmur
Writer-director Heather Young discusses her feature debut, Murmur, working with animals and non-actors, and developing the film’s formal aesthetic.
Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter on Space Dogs
Directors Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter discuss their Locarno documentary Space Dogs, about today’s Moscow street dogs and those of the past that were sent into space.
Sophie Hyde on the ‘dilapidated glamour’ of Animals
Animals director Sophie Hyde on her complex, sprawling coming-of-age film starring Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat.