Daniel Roher’s documentary Navalny is an entertaining and thrilling film about the Russian politician who challenged Putin and paid the price.
San Francisco International Film Festival
Palm Trees and Power Lines is a harrowing debut from Jamie Dack
Jamie Dack’s Palm Trees and Power Lines finds a film language to depict sexual assault and coercion in a way that keeps us emotionally involved with our heroine, without reveling in the horrors of the abuse
A virtual 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival
The 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival went virtual and featured highlights such as the Dry, Skies of Lebanon, and In the Same Breath.
Review: Mad World tackles stigmas about mental illness in Hong Kong
Wong Chun’s Mad World depicts the harrowing consequences of stigmas about mental illness but fails to engage with the reality of mental illness in favour of an uplifting family narrative where love is just as good as medication. Mad World is screening at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival.
Interview: Director Kasper Collin on I Called Him Morgan and paying tribute to a jazz great
Director Kasper Collin on creating a duet between Lee Morgan’s trumpet and his wife Helen Morgan’s voice in his new documentary I Called Him Morgan.
Writer-director Rebecca Miller discusses her great remarriage screwball comedy Maggie’s Plan
Maggie’s Plan writer-director Rebecca Miller discusses creating a modern take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, finding a frothy tone, fitting her script to the actors, the importance of two-shots, and the art of costume and production design.