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Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews

Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.

Mira Burt-Wintonick, Wintopia, HotDocs 2020

B. P. Flanagan / June 12, 2020

Mira Burt-Wintonick on Wintopia: “You need to make the film only you can make”

Wintopia director Mira Burt-Wintonick on how she worked out a personal approach to making a documentary eulogy to her father, filmmaker Peter Wintonick.

Sanja Zivkovic, Nina Kiri, Mirjana Jokovic, Easy Land

Orla Smith / May 16, 2020

Sanja Zivkovic on Easy Land, immigration, and mental illness

Sanja Zivkovic on depicting mental illness on screen, how she directed her two talented lead actresses, and crafting the aesthetics of Easy Land.

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 / April 28, 2020

Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and colonialist zombies

In our interview with Jeff Barnaby, he discusses his zombie film about colonialism, Blood Quantum, telling Indigenous stories through genre, and working as his own editor and composer

Lesley Manville, Ordinary Love

Orla Smith / February 21, 2020

Interview: Lesley Manville on Ordinary Love

Lesley Manville delves into the challenges of portraying a cancer patient’s physical development, and discusses her work with Mike Leigh.

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