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.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
Interview: Carol Nguyen on No Crying at the Dinner Table
One of the best films at TIFF is a Canadian short by the supremely talented Carol Nguyen who tells us how she approached putting her own family on camera to unveil family secrets and trauma in this moving film
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.
Damien Manivel on Isadora’s Children
In Locarno, Damien Manivel talked to us about his latest film Isadora’s Children and told us about his working method — or lack thereof.
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.
‘Connection to landscapes’: William McGregor on folk horror and Gwen
B. P. Flanagan interviews Gwen director William McGregor about making a gothic horror film in the foggy atmosphere of Northwest Wales.