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6 February 2021
Interview with Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, director of Hilum (Remedy) - AWARD WINNER!
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamCan you explain the choice of title?
Hilum means two different things in our language. In the Tagalog language, “hilum/hilom” means “remedy”, while in the Visayan language it means “silence”. I grew up in Manila where we speak Tagalog, while my (…) Continue Reading »
6 February 2021
Interview with Joanna Quinn and Les Mills, director and writer of Affairs of the Art
by Abla KandalaftBeryl has featured in a number of your films. Can you tell us a bit more about her? Who was the inspiration for her character? How has Beryl’s character evolved since we first met her?
Beryl started life as a very one-dimensional character in a (…) Continue Reading »
3 February 2021
Interview with Nyima Cartier, director of L’homme silencieux [A Quiet Man]
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamWhat made you want to tell the story of Vincent Blanchot? Is the character based on a real person?
A few years ago I read Melville’s short story Bartleby. It takes place on Wall Street in the 1850s and tells the story of Bartleby, an accountant (…) Continue Reading »
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 »