LFF’22: The Dardenne Brothers on the Life-Affirming Friendship in ‘Tori and Lokita’
The Dardenne Brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc discuss moving beyond the label of “unaccompanied immigrant” in their humanist immigration drama, Tori and Lokita.
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BFI LFF: ‘Argentina, 1985’ Dir. Santiago Mitre on Dictatorship to Democracy
Director Santiago Mitre discusses how his fear for democracies worldwide motivated him to dramatise the Trial of the Juntas in the courtroom drama Argentina, 1985.
Director Mathieu Amalric on Letting Go in ‘Hold Me Tight’
French director and actor Mathieu Amalric talks with PopMatters about the power of imagination and its phantoms in Hold Me Tight.
Director Leah Purcell on Reimagining ‘The Legend of Molly Johnson’
Indigenous Australian writer, director, and actress Leah Purcell talks about reimagining Henry Lawson’s short story and inserting her family history into The Legend of Molly Johnson.
Director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet on Debut Romantic Comedy ‘Anaïs in Love’
Director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet talks with PopMatters about challenging the idea of cinema as an image-based art with her romantic comedy, Anaïs in Love.
Directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige Recall Making ‘Memory Box’
Directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige talk about the making of Memory Box and reactivating the past through adolescent eyes.
Director Alli Haapasalo on Politicising Feel-Good Film ‘Girl Picture’
Director Alli Haapasalo talks with PopMatters about the radical politics of Girl Picture and and calls for removing bias about queer and women’s stories.
‘Land of Gold’ Asks How Do You Raise a Brown Child in Today’s Hostile America?
Talking with Land of Gold director Nardeep Khurmi at Tribeca, he explains how his road trip drama serves as a badly needed “empathy machine” for divided America.
‘Pleistocene Park’ Director Luke Griswold-Tergis on Eight-Year’s with a Pathological Optimist
Pleistocene Park director Luke Griswold-Tergis talks about his eight-year filmmaking journey with a very smart, “batshit crazy” self-taught environmentalist.
Lebanese Director Mounia Akl on Expressing Her Truth with ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’
Lebanese director Mounia Akl talks with PopMatters about the act of resistance in making and participating in art and her feature debut, Costa Brava, Lebanon.
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 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.