Director Wanuri Kahiu discusses her controversial debut feature, Rafiki, a lesbian film which has faced bans in Kahiu’s native Kenya.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
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.
Interview: Carol Morley and Patricia Clarkson on Out of Blue
Director Carol Morley and star Patricia Clarkson discuss the genesis of their cosmic thriller, Out of Blue, and their process for bringing to life its unusual central character.
Imogen Thomas on Emu Runner: ‘The film willed its way into existence.’
Director Imogen Thomas discusses her feature, Emu Runner, which explores an Aboriginal girl’s (Rhae-Kye Waites) grief — and her community’s resilience — after her mother’s death.
The Splinters ensemble discuss their moving LGBTQ film
The Splinters ensemble — Sofia Banzhaf, Callum Dunphy, and Shelley Thompson — discuss finding their characters, collaborating, and telling Marittime stories
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.