SFIFF 2022: ‘Emily the Criminal’ Director on Rejecting the American Dream
Director John Patton Ford discusses his debut feature Emily the Criminal, a critique of American society borne within the death of the American Dream.
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SFIFF 2022: Director Daniel Roher on Navalny, Master of Russian Politics
Director Daniel Roher met face-to-face with the intensely intelligent and deeply motivated Alexei Navalny and together created a film that compels global political action.
Director Jacques Audiard on the Dilemma in Cinema
Director Jacques Audiard talks with PopMatters about straddling the divide between art and commercial cinema with his comedy/romance, Paris, 13th District.
SXSW 2022: ‘Linoleum’ Director Colin West on the Mirrors in His Film and His Mind
Director Colin West talks with PopMatters at the SXSW world premiere of Linoleum about how the film’s chaotic tall tales and morals are a mirror image of his own mind.
Director Andrea Arnold on Making ‘Cow’ and the Sensual in Cinema
Director Andrea Arnold talks with PopMatters about sensing the feelings of Luma, a dairy cow, in her documentary feature debut, Cow.
SXSW 2022: On Trauma and Masculinity in Comedy/Drama ‘Emergency’
Director Carey Williams and writer Kristen Dávila talk about channeling their racial experiences and observations into comedic social commentary, Emergency.
What to Make of Kremlin-Defying Alexei Navalny?
Daniel Roher’s compelling documentary Navalny intimately reveals the consequences of challenging Vladimir Putin’s autocratic Russia.
Director Nicholas Ashe Bateman on His Debut Fantasy ‘The Wanting Mare’
Director Nicholas Ashe Bateman on films as images from our dreams and subconscious and his fantasy debut, The Wanting Mare.
Sundance 2022: Pro-Choice ‘The Janes’ Documents the Women Who Worked for Safe Abortions
An important film to see as Roe v. Wade is under threat, the ‘The Janes’ shows the danger that women on the frontlines of safe abortions were up against.
Sundance 2022: The Inequality of Moral Accountability In ‘Emily the Criminal’
Director John Patton Ford’s début feature Emily the Criminal rips the scabs off the wounds of disillusionment, dead-end opportunities, and capitalist dystopia.
Sundance 2022: Drama ‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ Has a Conscience
Drama Palm Trees and Power Lines is a disquieting, powerful, and mature feature debut that explores the formation of trauma and how vulnerability is exploited.