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Directing

Alex Heeney / February 23, 2018

Sally Potter on The Party‘s confined, dynamic spaces

Sally Potter discusses getting us into the characters’ heads, the importance of set design for dramatic tension, and getting emotionally charged yet very funny performances from her actors. Read our review of the film here.

Leilah Weinraub, Shakedown, Berlinale 18

Elena Lazic / February 22, 2018

Leilah Weinraub on exalting hedonism in Shakedown

Leilah Weinraub discusses Shakedown, waiting for the right climate to release her film on black lesbian club nights, the pitfalls of classic documentary practice, and trusting your audience.

Bruno Dumont, Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc, Lise Leplat Prudhomme

Elena Lazic / February 7, 2018

‘At the cinema, I can believe in God’: Bruno Dumont on Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

Bruno Dumont discusses the making of his Joan of Arc metal musical, Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc, achieving the film’s oddball comedy, and his aversion to cinematic moralising.

Michael Pearce, Beast, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn

Alex Heeney / January 21, 2018

Establishing Shots: Introducing Beast director Michael Pearce

Director Michael Pearce discusses directing actors and developing the eerie tone of his directorial debut Beast, a psychological thriller with formal ambition. Read the rest of our Sundance 2018 coverage here.

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