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Posted on 26 February 2017
Clermont-Ferrand Interviews: Douwe Dijkstra, director of Green Screen Gringo
by Abla KandalaftOne of Mydy’s Lucile Bourliaud’s TOP 5 from this year’s Clermont-Ferrand Film Fest, and winner of the Grand Prix, Douwe Dijkstra’s Green Screen Gringo is a highly original short in which the filmmaker invites ordinary Brazilians to read poems or talk about their country while a green screen superimposes random scenes that jar, complement or clash with the situation at play. Douwe’s previous work, Démontable (2014) and Supporting Film (Voor Film, 2015), have both been lauded on the festival (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 20 February 2017
Clermont-Ferrand Interviews: Dania Bdeir, director of In White
by Abla KandalaftCould you tell us a bit more about where the inspiration came from to tell Lara’s story? Are there any autobiographical elements?
The inspiration behind In White is definitely autobiographical. I lost my father in 2009 and it was my first experience of a funeral as a “host” as opposed to a guest. The ritual that took part across 3 days, at a time when my heart was pretty much broken, lingered with me long after the funeral. The visual and auditory experience in the film is in some ways my (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 18 February 2017
Clermont-Ferrand 2017: TOP 5 #1
by Lucile BourliaudDeKalb Elementary
On comprend qu’il ait gagné le grand prix de la compétition internationale, tant ce film puissant et inattendu reste en mémoire après la projection. Un plan fixe sur le bureau d’accueil d’une école primaire. Nous sommes aux États-Unis. Les gens vont et viennent, la vie suit son cours, jusqu’à ce qu’un jeune homme arrive et, fébrilement, sorte une arme de son sac à dos. Le spectateur se fige dans son fauteuil, craignant une histoire glaçante à la Elephant ou We Need to Talk about Kevin. (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 15 February 2017
Directors to Watch - Q&A with Dornaz Hajiha
by Abla KandalaftDornaz is a filmmaker who graduated from the London Film School last year and was mentored by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. She won a scholarship to LFS thanks to a scheme run by Magic of Persia. She’s currently working on her first feature film...
Can you tell me a bit more about your background as a filmmaker?
I started a film course taught by the famous Iranian filmmaker Bahram Beyzayi, actually. The class was theoretical and we focused mostly on the philosophical elements of (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 11 February 2017
Clermont-Ferrand Interviews: Daniel Mulloy, director of Home
by Abla KandalaftWe interviewed Daniel Mulloy, director of short film Home, selected at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, starring Jack O’Connell and Holliday Grainger.
The film, partly funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was released in cinemas on 20 June 2016, to coincide with World Refugee Day.
Daniel tells us and the Brasserie du Court team about the filmmaking process, his time spent in a refugee camp and the support of the Kosovar crew...
Le court du jour : “Home” de (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 11 February 2017
STRIKE A POSE - Q&A with the directors
by morris"1990, seven young dancers joined pop star Madonna on her most controversial world tour. Wild, talented and barely twenty, the dancers set out on the trip of a lifetime. Their journey was captured in Truth or Dare, one of the highest-grossing documentaries ever." 25 years after the tour, Strike a Pose, currently screening at Dochouse in London, finds out the journey the dancers set on, the issues that that the tour raised and how it altered their lives. We spoke to directors Ester Gould (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 5 February 2017
Q&A with Sevé Schelenz, director of Skew and Peelers
by Mydylarama teamLow-budget horror Skew, an ambitious first feature with some genuinely creepy moments, has become a bit of an underground hit. We’ve caught up with director Sevé, whose latest film Peelers has finished off doing the rounds of festivals everywhere.
Can you tell me a bit more about your background as a filmmaker?
Ever since I was a kid I wanted to make movies. I always had a camera in my hand, following my friends and family around, videotaping them, making up stories as I stalked them. If (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 18 January 2017
LSFF 2017: Girlhood. Q&A with Louise Salter, lead actress of Butterfly
by Anne-Sophie MariePart of LSFF’s ’Girlhood’ series, which had a screening on Sunday 8th January at the Hackney Picturehouse, Butterfly follows a young swimmer’s struggle with epilepsy, her entourage, and her passion.
I had the chance to chat online with actress Louise Salter (who plays Jane) before the screening, so here’s our Q&A below.
Tell us a little bit about Jane. What was it about her that you connected most?
Jane is an introverted yet ambitious 16-year-old who decides to not let epilepsy get in (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 17 January 2017
Preview! Close Relations - a rounded picture of the conflict in Ukraine
by Abla KandalaftFriday sees the release of Close Relations (Rodnye), Vitaly Manksy’s exploration of both sides of the recent conflict in Ukraine, shedding light on its impact on civilians in Ukraine, Russia and the separatist Donbass region. The documentary will be screened at Berta Dochouse from Fridau 20 January.
Trailer available here.
Synopsis: Critically acclaimed filmmaker Vitaly Mansky’s intimate new documentary finds him crisscrossing Ukraine in the wake of the Maidan uprising, which has left his (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 15 January 2017
Q&A with Suzie Hanna, director-animator Known Unto God - LSFF2017
by Anne-Sophie MarieCommissioned by 1418NOW as a five-year programme connecting people with the First World War through the arts, Known Unto God is a mud and pigment animation interpreting Bill Manhire’s poem about the deaths of young people during the war. It is made up of 14 short epitaphs for unknown NZ soldiers killed at the Somme, and unnamed refugees drowning as they flee from wars now, 100 years later.
Below are a few questions with Suzie Hanna the film’s animator and director, to find out more about her (...) Continue Reading »
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