Jørgen Stangebye Larsen discusses crafting Oslo, August 31st's production design and creating a geographically realistic portrait of the city.This essay is the …
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
What is it like to work with Werner Herzog?
Editor Joe Bini, who worked with Werner Herzog on twenty-seven films, recalls what it was like to collaborate with a larger-than-life filmmaker.This is an …
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‘It was a kind of exorcism’: Angelo Madsen Minax on making North by Current
Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax discusses making North by Current, a deeply personal documentary about his own family's grieving process.For filmmaker Angelo …
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Ferit Karahan revisited his time at a Turkish boarding school for the chilling Brother’s Keeper
Ferit Karahan discusses writing and directing Brother's Keeper, a nuanced and bleak film about Kurdish children living in fear at a Turkish boarding school. The …
Jon Raymond on his collaboration and friendship with Kelly Reichardt
To celebrate tomorrow's UK release of First Cow, this profile of screenwriter and author Jon Raymond delves into his decades-long collaboration with Kelly …
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Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on her vital new documentary
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy chronicles the opioid crisis facing the people of the Kainai First Nation and how "harm reduction" practices can save …