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Andrew Haigh, Lean on Pete, Charlie Plummer

Alex Heeney / April 16, 2018

Andrew Haigh on Lean on Pete: ‘Blocking is everything’

Writer-director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years, Looking) on his meticulous blocking and how he used it to express the journey of a boy searching for home in Lean on Pete. This is the first feature in our Special Issue on Lean on Pete which is now available as an ebook companion to the film.

Lynne Ramsay, You Were Never Really Here, Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov

Orla Smith / March 26, 2018

Lynne Ramsay: ‘Beautiful images cancel each other out’

In this interview, Lynne Ramsay talks subverting hitman archetypes with gentleness, humour, and beauty. Ramsay discusses collaborating with cinematographer Tom Townsend, Editor Joe Bini, and Sound Designer Paul Davies to craft a dense and complex film in record time. This is an excerpt from our ebook You Were Never Really Here: A Special Issue which can be […]

Mathieu Almaric, Arnaud Desplechin, Marion Cotillard, Ismael's Ghosts

Elena Lazic / March 21, 2018

Arnaud Desplechin: ‘Each character must have a mystery’

Arnaud Desplechin and star Mathieu Amalric discuss Ismael’s Ghosts, what they bring to each other, the bigger-than-life characters they create and play, and the secrets that they keep.

Irene Lusztig, Yours in Sisterhood, Berlinale

Elena Lazic / March 14, 2018

Irene Lusztig: ‘To me, conflict is as important as empathy’

Irene Lusztig discusses making Yours in Sisterhood, a documentary that allows for a respectful dialogue between different perspectives and feminisms.

Mina Shum, Meditation Park, Pei-Pei Cheng

Alex Heeney / March 9, 2018

Mina Shum ‘wanted Maria to receive the Batman treatment’

Canadian director Mina Shum on her unusually uplifting film, Meditation Park, about a middle-aged Chinese immigrant whose life drastically changes after her husband’s infidelity forces her to find her independence.

Aoife McArdle, Kissing Candice, Ann Skelly, Ryan Lincoln

Orla Smith / March 5, 2018

Interview: Youth is ‘a dark fairytale’ in Kissing Candice

Music video director Aoife McArdle discusses her narrative feature debut, Kissing Candice, which marks her as a bold new visual stylist.

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