Interview with Lee Hanjong, director of Blues with me First of all, could you explain the title, Blues with me? The title refers to the main character’s will to interact with people around him. His gestures that make him look like he is dancing are an ironical expression about his desperate situation. I found myself both laughing and wanting to cry. In […]
Interview with Zoe McIntosh, director of The World in Your Window Firstly, could you explain the title? Without giving away the story, the film is set in a caravan park and explores the theme of grief. That sometimes in order to heal, you have to open your eyes and engage with the world again. The relationship between the three characters is incredibly […]
Interview with Jamie Jones, director of The Nest What motivated you to tackle London’s housing crisis and precarious conditions in this film? Many different reasons to be honest. It’s constantly in the news. It’s something that people talk about a lot, but most importantly the idea came to me from conversations with my mother. I grew up in London during the 1980s […]
Interview with Lola Roqueplo, director of Oh Oh Chéri Why did you choose this nod to Françoise Hardy? At first, I entitled the film after a song by Françoise Hardy for quite a silly reason, because I was attracted to the physical sound of the words. Later, when I thought about the song, I envisioned the story of a girl who’s in […]
Interview with Ronny Trocker, director of Estate [Summer] Why did you want to make a film about illegal immigrants? That’s certainly a complex question, but to begin with, I don’t like the word “illegal”. Most people who cross the sea do so out of necessity. Our laws are what push them towards “illegality”. The refusal by European states to grant safer paths […]
Interview with Paul Philipp, director of Die Besonderen Fähigkeiten des Herrn Mahler (The super powers of Mr Mahler) You’ve managed to solve a crime story in under half an hour on screen. Are you interested in developing feature films? If so, are you interested in any particular genre? Yes, I am continuously looking for interesting topics, and maybe one of them will be worth […]
Interview with Julien Silloray, director of Féfé Limbé Where did you get the inspiration for Féfé Limbé? During a rehearsal on my previous short film. Pierre Valcy (he had a supporting role in that film) confided in me in quite an unexpected way. Teary-eyed, he told me about his marital issues including the separation from his first wife. Pierre is deeply sentimental, unlike […]
Interview with Maximilien van Aertryck and Axel Danielson, directors of Hopptornet (Ten Meter Tower) How did you get the inspiration for Hopptornet and how did you make it possible technically? Our challenge and desire when working on “Ten Meter Tower” has been to capture precise images of people in a vulnerable state, a situation strong enough that it could work without a […]
An interview with Nina Maïni, director of Son seul Where did the inspiration for Son seul [Wild Track] come from? Was it that you yourself tended to work on sound while you were at film school? Was Son seul inspired by real events or people you work with? For my final project at La Fémis, I wanted to work on the collaboration […]
