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  Interview with Chunni Lin and Pang-Chuan Huang, codirectors of Yoakemae no KoiMonogatari [Before the Dawn] How did you know about Weng-Nao’s work? Why did you want to try to track him down? We first knew Weng-Nao’s work from a book, published in 2011, seventy years after his death; it was the first time all of his works were translated from Japanese to Mandarin […]

  Interview with Raphaël Frydman, director of L’appartement [The Apartment] L’appartement is a documentary about the remnants of childhood, in which the director seems to be looking for traces of a bygone era. What can you tell us about the origin of this film? Childhood memories are very present in my life, as I believe is the case for many people. The visual memories of […]

  Interview with Jeff Frost, director of California on Fire Do you live in California? Did you travel to specific locations for the film? How often do fires occur? I live near Palm Springs, CA. I traveled to over 70 wildfires over five years in every corner of the state. California is over 1,200 km from south to north in length.  How much are […]

  Interview with Robin Summons, director of Skewwhiff Could you explain the title? The title Skewwhiff meant a couple of things to me. On one level, Bill’s shirt collar becomes “skewwhiff” or askew at one point and Rae adjusts it for him. This felt like a worthy moment to use as a title as we get the sense Rae has spent her life caring […]

  Interview with Barbara Rupik, director of Duszyczka [The Little Soul] Which techniques did you use to create the animation? How did you give form to the flesh texture? Duszyczka is a kind of animated assemblage: it combines object, painting and clay animation techniques. I used oil-painted plasticine to get the flesh texture. Everything was sinking in oil. Why were you interested in post-mortem […]

  An interview with Medhi Benallal, director of Madame Baurès Why did you want to make a film about Madame Baurès? I really wanted to make a film with her, but that wasn’t possible. This film stems from this impossibility. What interested you regarding the lonely situation of this person in her last days? I didn’t suspect that I would accompany her in her […]

  Interview with Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze, co-director of Tradition How did you go about creating Tradition? Can you talk us through the filming processes a little? An anti-homophobic rally was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2013, the International Day Against Homophobia. The gay rights activists holding the rally were met by thousands of protestors opposing homosexuality, who were allowed to break through […]

  An interview with Anne Brouillet, director of Champ de bosses [Bumpy Field] What interested you in setting your film in a rural environment? The place where the film takes place wasn’t chosen because it’s rural but simply because of my own past: it’s the village I where spent vacation when I was young. It’s surrounded by forests which I credited with all sorts of […]

  Interview with Marie Le Floc’h, director of Je serai parmi les amandiers [Among the Almond Trees] Where did you get the idea for this story? Had you met Syrians in the same situation? The question of exile in the family is something that resounds strongly with me, and that I had explored in a previous short film. I can’t really explain why, but […]

  Interview with Jorge Cantos, director of Günst ul vándrafoo [Gusts of Wild Life] Why were you interested in picturing the main character in such a mysterious way? The way we pictured the main character has a lot to do with adolescence itself. To me it is the most mysterious time in life; full of boundaries and unsolved questions. Teenagers always appear to me […]