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7 February 2022
Interview with Bill Morrison, director of Her Violet Kiss
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauA 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 »
7 February 2022
Interview with Dania Bdeir, director of Warsha
by Brasserie du Court teamA 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 »
7 February 2022
Interview with Daniel Cook, director of The Bayview
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamOn 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 »
7 February 2022
Interview with Maythem Ridha, director of Ali and His Miracle Sheep
by Brasserie du Court teamGuided 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 »
7 February 2022
Interview with Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann, directors of Somleng Reatrey [Sound of the Night]
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauVibol and his brother Kea sell noodles on a motorized cart every night on the streets of Phnom Penh. They often face troublesome threats from gangsters and thieves, even if these very people are their only customers. As the city is growing around (…) Continue Reading »
5 February 2022
Interview with Olive Nwosu, director of Egúngún [Masquerade]
by Brasserie du Court teamOn the day of the Egúngún festival, Salewa returns to Lagos to bury her Mother. At the funeral, she encounters an acquaintance who forces her to confront old wounds. Egungun is a meditation on memory, identity and duty, on the many versions of (…) Continue Reading »
5 February 2022
Interview with Émilie Pigeard, co-director of Babičino Seksualno Življenje [Granny’s Sexual Life]
by Brasserie du Court team, Clotilde CouturierFour old women reflect on their memories when they were young and how different the relationships between men and women were back then. Their voices merge into one single voice, that of the grandmother Vera, who tells her story in proper detail. (…) Continue Reading »
5 February 2022
Interview with Gina Kippenbroeck, director of Ensom Cowgirl [Lonely Cowgirl]
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauAlone in her apartment, Liv is counting the days until she is reunited with the woman she loves. Accompanied by her audio-tapes, she thinks back on her relationship as the solitude slowly begins to test her mental strength.
How was Ensom (…) Continue Reading »
5 February 2022
Interview with Dania Reymond-Boughenou, director of Constellation de la Rouguière [Constellation]
by Brasserie du Court team, Clotilde CouturierResidents of La Rouguière talk about their life in this unique district of Marseille which welcomed returnees from Algeria in 1962. As they testify, they summon the memories of a memory haunted by history and by loss of loved ones.
Where did (…) Continue Reading »
5 February 2022
Interview with Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Étienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur, co-directors of Les Larmes de la Seine [Seine’s Tears]
by Brasserie du Court team, Clotilde Couturier17 October 1961, "Algerian workers" get down the streets to manifest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture.
Was the choice to focus on the demonstration of 17 October 1961 generally agreed upon, or was it the subject of (…) Continue Reading »