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Directing

Elena Lazic / July 8, 2018

‘You have to stimulate the viewers, but also guide them:’ Jaime Rosales on Petra

In Cannes, director Jaime Rosales discusses playing with the viewer’s emotions and expectations, balancing a nonchalant acting style with a contrasted dramatic architecture, letting the film belong to the viewers, and more.

Debra Granik, Leave No Trace

Elena Lazic / July 6, 2018

Debra Granik: ‘It is dangerous to tell a story with no villain’

In this interview, director Debra Granik discusses what made her want to turn this story into a film, her non-judgmental outlook on her characters, her research process, and her collaboration with her director of photography and lead actors. This is the first article in our Special Issue on Leave No Trace, which is now available as […]

Brett Haley, Hearts Beat Loud

Orla Smith / June 28, 2018

Brett Haley: ‘Music and creativity bring people together’

Director Brett Haley discusses Hearts Beat Loud and the joy of nice movies about kind people.

Beatrice Behn, René Gebhardt, The Artist and the Pervert

Laura Anne Harris / June 19, 2018

Beatrice Behn on The Artist and the Pervert: ‘BDSM is a more conscious way of living’

The Artist and the Pervert directors Beatrice Behn and René Gebhardt on making a documentary that treats BDSM with good humour and respect.

Dominic Cooke, On Chesil Beach

Alex Heeney / June 5, 2018

Dominic Cooke: ‘Every step toward the bed is so charged’

On Chesil Beach director Dominic Cooke discusses using his experience as a theatre director while still relishing the tools that are unique to cinema. Read part 1 of the interview here. Read the rest of our On Chesil Beach Special Issue here.

Commander Arian, Alba Sotorra

Laura Anne Harris / May 18, 2018

Commander Arian interview: Meet the women of the ISIS resistance

Alba Sotorra on her documentary Commander Arian, which follows a group of Syrian women fighting against ISIS.

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