Debbie 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.
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Taking Back the Culture: An Interview with And Then We Danced’s Levan Akin
Claire 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.
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Getting a Kick Out of It: An Interview with Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks’ Veronica Fury
At 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”.
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#Big Truths: An Interview with Rolf de Heer
André Shannon speaks to Rolf de Heer about environmental filmmaking ahead of The Waiting Room’s VR premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
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Notes on Band Camp: An Interview with No Time For Quiet’s Hylton Shaw
Eliza 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.
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Art After Artisan: An Interview with Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
André 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.
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Scars as a Work of Art: An Interview with Dirty God’s Vicky Knight and Sacha Polak
At the Sydney Film Festival, André Shannon talks to actress Vicky Knight and director Sacha Polak about tattoos, electronica, and making survivor films.
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Weird the Whole Way: An Interview with Ladyworld’s Amanda Kramer
At the Sydney Film Festival, Ivana Brehas talks to writer-director Amanda Kramer about writing, weirdness, and womanhood.
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Find What Affects You: An Interview With RJ Mitte
Ahead 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.
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Revolt Against The System: An Interview with Slam’s Partho Sen Gupta
Ahead 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.
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Community and Country: An Interview with Emu Runner’s Imogen Thomas
At the Sydney Film Festival, Tansy Gardam talks to director Imogen Thomas about her debut feature, community collaboration, and filming in remote Australia.
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The Spaces Between: An Interview with Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla
At 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.
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Focus On the Most Honest Thing: An Interview With Drew Droege
At the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Ivana Brehas talks to comedian Drew Droege about queer culture, artistic vulnerability, and being a big, loud, gay mess.
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Torture The Form: An Interview with Vox Lux’s Brady Corbet
Jack Atherton and André Shannon talk to actor-director Brady Corbet about Sia, Oscar politics, and creating a perfectly imperfect picture.
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Close To Jonas Mekas: An Interview with Chuck Smith
To commemorate the one month anniversary of Jonas Mekas’ death, André Shannon talks underground film legends with Mekas collaborator and documentary filmmaker Chuck Smith.
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You Have to Watch Everything: An Interview with Carlos Reygadas
At the 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam, André Shannon talks to Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas about sexual ecology, film culture, and female filmmakers.
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