Belle River is a film about Louisiana and its peaceful inhabitants, both threatened with extinction by the emergence of the climate crisis. How interested are you in the issue of climate change and do you plan on making more films on this (…) Continue Reading »

The factory where Romain and Adémar work has caught fire, so they decide to enjoy three days of idleness together in the mild summer. The relationship between Romain and Adémar is very touching. How did you come up with the idea for this (…) Continue Reading »

On a boat to Corsica, Karina meets Sylvain. She had planned on getting some work done, he wants to get to know her. Are the characters Karine and Sylvain based on real people? How did you come up with the idea for their meeting? I’ve (…) Continue Reading »

Over a day of landscaping work, a first generation African American and his immigrant father have their tense relationship and different outlooks on life transformed irreversibly when they are racially profiled by police. What did you aim at (…) Continue Reading »

She finds letters full of love her dad wrote her 15 years ago. Now she fights to get that love back. How much is Love, Dad autobiographical? A lot. It’s my story, my voice, my handwriting. How did you work on the letters’ incorporation to (…) Continue Reading »

In a huge industrial city, Noé is a young lighthouse keeper watching over the sailors. When he receives life-changing news, his quiet loneliness turns slowly into madness. Why did you choose a lighthouse as the setting for your film? Did you (…) Continue Reading »

A woman attends a party where she is observed by and finally meets a mysterious guest. From which material did you build up Her Violet Kiss? Her Violet Kiss sources material from a lost German film, Liebeshölle (1928), directed by Wiktor (…) Continue Reading »

A crane operator working in a construction site in Beirut, finds his freedom when he is away from everyone’s eyes. How did you come up with the character? Is he based on someone you know? In 2017, I was sitting on my balcony in Lebanon (…) Continue Reading »

On the North East Coast of Scotland, an extraordinary family have turned the previously derelict Bayview hotel into a place of respite for international fishermen when they come to land. This film is a glimpse into this unlikely home and the (…) Continue Reading »

Guided by his grandmother’s haunting Sumerian lament, 9-year-old orphaned mute Ali takes his favourite sheep for sacrifice. Over a 400km journey they bear witness to the beauty and unravel the ills of Iraq. Can both boy and sheep survive the (…) Continue Reading »