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Under-the-radar non-English language filmmakers talk about their artistic processes.

Director Farnoosh Samadi in front of a still from her film, 180 Degree Rule. The text reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 11, 2020

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.

An still from the short film Exam, next to the film's director Sonia K. Hadad. The image bears the text: Interview.

Orla Smith / August 24, 2020

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.

Seventh Row Editors / June 25, 2020

An Alice Winocour masterclass on directing

In this session of Lockdown Film School, we talk to writer-director Alice Winocour about her features Augustine, Disorder, and Proxima.

Shannon Murphy, Babyteeth, Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace

B. P. Flanagan / June 22, 2020

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.

Olla, Ariane Labed, Sundance

Orla Smith / January 28, 2020

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.

Alex Heeney / December 11, 2019

Sophie Deraspe on her modern adaptation of Antigone

Québécois writer-director-cinematographer Sophie Deraspe on why she wanted to tackle and update Antigone and wearing many hats on a film set.

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