An interview with writer-director Alice Winocour on the genesis of Disorder, directing Matthias Schoenaerts, and the highly effective subjective sound mix. Read our review of the film here.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
Director David Farrier discusses his documentary Tickled
Laura Anne Harris talks to David Farrier about using humour and reenactments in documentaries, developing the film’s aesthetic, and homophobia. Read our book about modern documentary cinema, In their own words: Documentary masters.
Writer-director Leena Yadav talks female empowerment in Parched
Laura Anne Harris talked to Indian writer-director Leena Yadav about depicting female friendship and empowerment in a male-dominated community in her new film Parched.
Burlesque expert and producer Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr talks Tempest Storm
Burlesque icon Tempest Storm stripped down to her inner core in Nimishia Mukerji’s eponymous documentary, opening June 17 at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto!
Director Susan Gluth discusses her HotDocs film Urmila: My Memory is My Power
Susan Gluth discusses her documentary Urmila: My Memory is My Power, which focuses on Nepalese teenage activist Urmila and her pursuit to make it illegal to use young girls as kamalaris — indentured servants to wealthy families — in Nepal.
Writer-Director Athina Tsangari discusses Chevalier
Director and co-writer Athina Tsangari’s biting comedy Chevalier finds a group of men on a luxury yacht that becomes a pressure cooker for competition. Tsangari discusses developing the film’s aesthetic, designing the silly contests, and working in confined spaces.