Alankrita Shrivastava (Turning 30, Lipstick Under My Burkha) on shaking up the patriarchal film industry and the Indian censorship board. Shrivastava's latest …
World Cinema
Under-the-radar non-English language filmmakers talk about their artistic processes.
LFF Interview: 180° Rule reveals the secrets and lies of a patriarchal society
Farnoosh Samadi on her provocative new film, 180° Rule, which confronts the horrific consequences of robbing women of their agency. Read more coverage of the …
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Exam is the year’s most horrifically tense short
Iranian writer-director Sonia K. Hadad discusses crafting her nail-biting short film Exam, starring captivating up-and-comer Sadaf Asghari.I first saw Sonia K. …
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An Alice Winocour masterclass on directing
Lockdown Film School #8In this session of Lockdown Film School, we talk to writer-director Alice Winocour about her features Augustine, Disorder, and Proxima in …
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To Shannon Murphy, Babyteeth is ‘not about cancer any more than it’s about a girl who plays the violin’
Shannon Murphy on how she put Babyteeth together, from casting to blocking, and why Milla’s cancer treatment is largely left off-screen. Read our review of …
Sundance ’20 interview: Ariane Labed on her directorial debut, Olla
Ariane Labed speaks about her background as a dancer and why she sees directing as a natural extension of her work as an actress. Olla is screening at the …
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