Writer-director Fernanda Valadez and writer-producer Astrid Rondero discuss how the political climate in Mexico impacted Identifying Features.
World Cinema
Under-the-radar non-English language filmmakers talk about their artistic processes.
Luzzu director Alex Camilleri on why ‘Malta needed to play itself’
Writer-director Alex Camilleri discusses his feature film debut Luzzu which premiered at Sundance, telling authentic Maltese stories, and turning fishermen into actors.
‘She is like many women I know who were lionesses’: Jasmila Žbanić on Quo Vadis, Aida?
Writer-director Jasmila Žbanić discusses her blistering film about the Bosnian genocide, Quo Vaids, Aida?, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar.
‘Astronauts are so fragile’: Alice Winocour on Proxima
Proxima is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Director Alice Winocour discusses drawing a connection between motherhood and space exploration.
‘Men are so used to seeing their gaze perpetuated’: Alankrita Shrivastava on censors and patriarchy
Alankrita Shrivastava (Turning 30, Lipstick Under My Burkha) on shaking up the patriarchal film industry and the Indian censorship board.
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.