Debbie Zhou speaks to Sis Gürdal about conveying hidden colonialism in her short film, her striking visual style, and the tensions of working as an overseas Turkish filmmaker.
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Debbie Zhou speaks to Sis Gürdal about conveying hidden colonialism in her short film, her striking visual style, and the tensions of working as an overseas Turkish filmmaker.
Read moreAhead of the BAFTAs, Claire White caught up with the director of ‘Babyteeth’ about the imagery of an Australian summer, young love, and depicting teenagers with care and celebration.
Read moreAnnabelle Ots speaks to Prison X’s Violeta Ayala and Roly Elias about pushing the boundaries of co-authored storytelling, fighting against a techno-totalitarian future, and the irony of freedom in colonised spaces.
Read moreEliza Janssen discusses music recommendations, screenwriting advice, and social media doom-spiralling with the writer behind teen classics ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Stick It’.
Read moreIvana Brehas speaks with the comedian on the surreal connection between Aunty Donna’s Netflix sketch series and ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.
Read moreMichelle Wang speaks to the director of ‘The Trouble with Being Born’ about the film’s intersectional exploration of identity, relationships, sexuality, and technology.
Read moreBilly Price looks back on his experience as the titular subject of Jennifer Venditti’s 2007 documentary.
Read moreJames Walsh talks to the director of ‘A Hundred Years of Happiness’ about blending in as a documentary filmmaker, and using an observational approach to allow his young Vietnamese female subject to speak for herself.
Read moreMichelle Wang speaks with the director of ‘Descent’ about the physical and psychological journey of filming an underwater exploration of the soul.
Read moreAhead of ‘Idol’’s Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, Alex Wu talks about his short film, the one-take structure, and being influenced by Lee Chang-Dong and Asghar Farhadi.
Read moreWriter-director Kitty Green discusses ‘The Assistant’ and the real-world issues that inspired it.
Read moreEliza Janssen talks with the Irish director about his creepily prescient domestic nightmare, nutty fan-theories, and living in the COVID-19 version of his suburban dystopia.
Read moreClaire White talks to Desiree Akhavan about The Miseducation of Cameron Post, intimacy in filmmaking, and how being true to your voice can pay off.
Read moreIvana Brehas reunites with Amanda Kramer to discuss the release of her film Paris Window.
Read moreIvana Brehas talks to Martha: A Picture Story’s Selina Miles about joyful art, documenting graffiti and working with legendary art photographer, Martha Cooper.
Read moreIvana Brehas speaks with director Em Baker about the myth of the bride, documentary ethics, and the resilience of women.
Read moreDebbie Zhou talks to The Farewell’s Lulu Wang about cross-cultural communication, building tension in a scene and coming to terms with her personal voice as a filmmaker.
Read moreClaire White speaks to And Then We Danced director Levan Akin about same-sex desire, claiming a traditional culture for your own, and the queering of John Hughes.
Read moreAt the Melbourne International Film Festival, Hunter Keeble talks with producer Veronica Fury about what makes an engaging documentary, the cultural impact of martial arts cinema, and the future of “films about films”.
Read moreAndré Shannon speaks to Rolf de Heer about environmental filmmaking ahead of The Waiting Room’s VR premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Read moreEliza Janssen talks to co-director Hylton Shaw about her rowdy teen rockumentary, the brutal truth of post-camp blues, and safe spaces ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Read moreAndré Shannon talks to Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki about his new film Saturday Afternoon in the aftermath of Holey Artisan Bakery, censorship, and how to move forward after calamity.
Read moreAt the Sydney Film Festival, André Shannon talks to actress Vicky Knight and director Sacha Polak about tattoos, electronica, and making survivor films.
Read moreAt the Sydney Film Festival, Ivana Brehas talks to writer-director Amanda Kramer about writing, weirdness, and womanhood.
Read moreAhead of Standing Up For Sunny’s premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, Ivana Brehas spoke with RJ Mitte about mental health, the Australian film industry, and kung-fu movies.
Read moreAhead of Slam’s premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, Claire Cao talks to director Partho Sen-Gupta about racial microaggressions, the rousing power of Bankstown Poetry Slam, and the strength of mothers all over the world.
Read moreAt the Sydney Film Festival, Tansy Gardam talks to director Imogen Thomas about her debut feature, community collaboration, and filming in remote Australia.
Read moreAt the Sydney Film Festival, Michael Sun talks to first-time Aussie filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla about Australian suburbia on film, queer narratives, and… James Charles.
Read moreAt the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Ivana Brehas talks to comedian Drew Droege about queer culture, artistic vulnerability, and being a big, loud, gay mess.
Read moreJack Atherton and André Shannon talk to actor-director Brady Corbet about Sia, Oscar politics, and creating a perfectly imperfect picture.
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