Author Archive

Today, we had an interview with Astrid Goldsmith about her film Squirrel Island (I6).

  Interview with George Sikharulidze, director of Red Apples    What does the title mean? Red apples are part of an old Armenian tradition whereby the groom’s parents send a basket of red apples to the bride’s parents the day after the wedding, when the loss of her virginity is confirmed. It’s a way of thanking her parents for giving them a pure girl, […]

Today, we had an interview with Daniel Mulloy about his film Home (I1).

  Interview with Jiyuan Ler, director of The Drum    Can you tell us about the family arrangements? Why was the young man living with the couple?  If the “young man” you are referring to is Chandran, he is the lead character Kang’s tenant. He is an Indian expat working in Singapore as an engineer. We catch him at the beginning of the film […]

  Interview with Diego Fió, director of La Canoa de Ulises (Ulises’ Canoe)     What motivated you to tell a story about Guarani culture and traditions? Why a canoe? The first reason is the jungle. I have been attracted by the jungle since I was young. I have had the opportunity to travel across the Amazon and I always wanted my first movie to […]

  Interview with Makoto Nagahisa, director of And so we put goldfish in the pool    Could you tell us a bit more about Sayama? Is it really a “highway to nowhere” or is the film more about teenage angst and less about the town itself? Sayama is a small city, about three hours from Tokyo. Not being too far from Tokyo, I think […]

Today, we had an interview with Alejandro Roca Rey about his film Wañuy (I1).

  Interview with Katrina Whalen, director of Bird Dog    What motivated you to tell this story for your graduation film? Is it significant that the bird is a mourning dove? I wrote a version of this script as part of my school application for NYU Grad Film, a loose tone poem about a girl and her father out hunting. A few years later, while struggling […]

  Interview with Khadidiatou Sow, director of Une place dans l’avion (A Seat on the Plane)    Can you tell us more about what inspired you to tell this story? I was drawn to this infatuation with emigrating at all cost, even knowing how difficult the voyage would be.  What is your background as a filmmaker? What made you decide to direct films?  Would you like […]

Today, we had an interview with Douwe Dijkstra about his film Green Screen Gringo (L1).