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Wanuri Kahiu, Rafiki

Orla Smith / October 23, 2018

Rafiki interview: ‘Falling in love is when you giggle and blush the most’

Director Wanuri Kahiu discusses her controversial debut feature, Rafiki, a lesbian film which has faced bans in Kahiu's native Kenya. …

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Alex Heeney / October 1, 2018

Interview: Splinters ensemble discuss their moving LGBTQ family drama

The Splinters ensemble — Sofia Banzhaf, Callum Dunphy, and Shelley Thompson — discuss finding their characters, collaborating with each other and director Thom …

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Ashley Connor, The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Orla Smith / August 17, 2018

Behind the Lens: The Miseducation of Cameron Post DP Ashley Connor

Placing The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Madeline's Madeline side by side, it seems like DP Ashley Connor can do anything. Read more interviews with …

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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. …

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Sauvage, Camille Vidal-Naquet

Elena Lazic / May 15, 2018

‘Nudity is their work outfit’: Vidal-Naquet on Sauvage

Writer-Director Camille Vidal-Naquet discusses telling the story of a male sex worker with humour, romance, and a frank approach to nudity. …

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The Night of all Nights, Yasemin Samdereli

Laura Anne Harris / May 4, 2018

The Night of all Nights asks: How do couples stay together?

Director Yasemin Samdereli worked through doubts about her own marriage by making a documentary about long-term relationships and what makes them last. …

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White Rabbit, Daryl Wein, Vivian Bang

Alex Heeney / February 28, 2018

Best of Sundance: White Rabbit flips stereotypes

Sundance highlight White Rabbit is the rare truly intersectional film about LA artists and adult friendship. Director Daryl Wein and breakout star Vivian Bang …

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Leilah Weinraub, Shakedown, Berlinale 18

Elena Lazic / February 22, 2018

Leilah Weinraub on exalting hedonism in Shakedown

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

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Nakhane Touré, The Wound, John Tengrove

Brett Pardy / January 26, 2018

The Wound explores masculinity and colonialism

John Trengove’s debut feature explores how colonization subtly re-defined an ancient Xhosa rite of passage into manhood. …

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Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino, Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet

Alex Heeney / December 18, 2017

‘You’re missing it!’: Tricks with time in Call Me by Your Name

In Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino uses framing and editing to expand and contract time, allowing us to experience it in the same way that Elio and Oliver …

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