Category : Interviews

For Damon Weathers, the magical seed of filmmaking was planted by a child’s wide-eyed wonder: “How did they do that?” From the breathtaking practical effects of Terminator 2 to the vibrant dance routines and whimsical set designs of House Party and The Wizard of Oz, his lifelong love of behind-the-scenes......

Some films step into the spotlight with heavy, sombre intention, while others arrive like a burst of sunshine, wanting nothing more than to make you smile. ‘Bladez’, lovingly directed by Dustin Muenchow, belongs so delightfully in the latter, yet beneath its deliciously outrageous premise, colourful characters, and playful humour lies......

Hamish Sturgeon’s artistic path first bloomed on stage as an actor, but ‘Gossamer’ beautifully reveals a director whose heart is captivated by what lingers beneath the surface. His gentle work behind the camera, deeply informed by his years as a performer and acting teacher, reflects a fascination with the soft,......

For filmmaker Lisa Ranran Hu, cinema has always been a gentle, quiet way of exploring the delicate threads of human connection. Ever since she picked up the small camera her father gifted her at twelve, Lisa Ranran Hu has been irresistibly drawn to stories of identity, love, and displacement. Capturing......

For filmmakers Cassidy Rast and Odin Wadleigh, ‘Body of Work’ is so much more than a documentary about an artist navigating life after a tragic spinal cord injury. It is a deeply moving story about transformation, resilience, identity, and the extraordinary beauty that can bloom when life takes an unexpected......

Some films are built to give you a couple of hours of cheap escape, while others step right up, grab you by the collar, and force you to look at the parts of yourself you usually keep buried deep. Joe Bongiovanni’s ‘The Turtle‘  belongs firmly in that second camp. Pulling......

Animation has long held a magical ability to transport us into far-off, dreamlike worlds, but for filmmaker Melissa Bloom, the medium is really a tender invitation to fall back in love with the real one. With ‘The Farmer’s Daughter’, Bloom delivers a deeply heartfelt stop-motion treasure that gently explores regenerative......

Andrew Garbus’ ‘Everything I Own’ is a hell of a lot more than just a documentary about a marriage falling apart or a family house that is being put up for sale. It’s a raw, deeply personal autopsy of memory, identity, inherited trauma, and the unspoken weight that binds families......

There’s a rare, undeniable power in a filmmaker who can take a bare-bones concept and use it to strip human nature down to the bone. Jack Serra does exactly that with his sharp, uncompromising short film, ‘Luxor’. What starts as a simple, high-stakes gamble over a lottery ticket rapidly mutates......

Natalie Schwan’s Last Stand at Butte City might be carved out of the rugged, unforgiving frontiers of 1880 Montana, but the real war being waged on screen is far more internal than its vast Western backdrop suggests. Beneath the gritty tale of a woman digging her boots in and refusing......