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2 February 2021
Interview with Rayka Zehtabchi and Sam Davis, directors of Are You Still There?
by Elise LoiseauYou created three great female characters, and the daughter-mother bond is really well depicted. What can you tell us about the character development?
Rayka: Spoiler alert here. The story is very personal. My father passed away during my first (…) Continue Reading »
2 February 2021
Q&A with the team behind Coffin
by Elise LoiseauInterview with Houzhi Huang, Yuanqing Cai, Mandimby Lebon, Theo Tran Ngoc, Mikolaj Janiw and Nathan Crabot, codirectors of Coffin
What made you want to make Coffin?
We originally wanted to make a film with a short and simple story and to (…) Continue Reading »
2 February 2021
Interview with Sophie Beaulieu, director of Salem
by Clotilde CouturierWhy did you want to depict such a strict, snobbish family?
The family isn’t so much strict and snobbish as stuck in their “values”, which they transmit by repeating rituals, behaviors and absurd ideologies. The upper classes are convinced (…) Continue Reading »
1 February 2021
Interview with Antoine Beauvois-Boetti, director of Le Cercle d’Ali [Ali’s Circle]
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauHow much of Le Cercle d’Ali is documentary? Did you do research beforehand?
I really wanted to get as close as possible to reality. Firstly, out of respect for the subject and the people involved. And also out of principle. I like the idea (…) Continue Reading »
1 February 2021
Interview with Alice Fargier, director of Le temps d’une nuit [The Time of Night]
by Abla KandalaftWhere did the idea for Le temps d’une nuit come from?
A friend of mine disappeared without giving any signs of life for several months. When I found her at a party at someone’s house who I barely knew, she was euphoric and I hardly recognized (…) Continue Reading »
1 February 2021
Interview with Theo Montoya, director of Son of Sodom
by Brasserie du Court team, Clotilde CouturierHow have you met Camilo Najar?
I met Camilo 6 years ago at a party. When I saw him, he immediately caught my attention, he was a special guy, with his curly hair, and super thin. Besides that, he had an overwhelming personality. I will always (…) Continue Reading »
1 February 2021
Interview with Anna Szöllősi, director of Helfer
by Brasserie du Court teamCafé court / Expresso Video - Anna Szöllősi from ClermontFd Short Film Festival on Vimeo.
How would you describe the crisis the woman is facing? To what extent is the helper helping?
The woman is struggling with anxiety and has an intense (…) Continue Reading »
30 January 2021
Interview with Sam White, director of Friends Online
by Abla Kandalaft"Stacey" an anxiety ridden, lonely, keyboard-warrior recluse hopelessly tries to convince his favourite young friend Ellie, that he too is a teenage girl, with the desperate hope that she’ll send him the pictures he craves.
Sam White impressive (…) Continue Reading »
30 January 2021
Interview with Guillaume Mainguet, director of Vincent Before Noon
by Abla KandalaftA father pays his son a visit after years of conflict and turns up in the middle of his house move. The son Vincent reacts violently to that intrusion. Emotionally weakened, the father involuntarily reveals the true reason of his visit, which (…) Continue Reading »
30 January 2021
Interview with Ariq Khan, director of Transit
by Abla KandalaftWhat motivated you to tell this story? Do many people find themselves in this “transit” situation in Bangladesh?
I have always wanted my films to be about the common man, the type of characters whose stories are not as often seen in modern (…) Continue Reading »