Interview with Ophelia Harutyunyan, director of Il faut tout un village… Why are there no men? What’s the social and economic context in which this story is unfolding?There are many villages in Armenia that have almost no adult men, only women, children and elders. This is a result of men going to Russia to find work, like construction or other blue collar jobs. […]
Interview with Maïté Sonnet, director of Des jeunes filles enterrent leur vie [Bachelorette Party] After Massacre, you’ve made Des jeunes filles enterrent leur vie which is more of a comedy. What was the starting point for this film?Actually, and bizarrely, I never thought I’d write a comedy more than anything else. Humor almost comes by itself, without my intending it, or else it comes through […]
Interview with Bahar Pars, director of Åsnelandet I have read that Åsnelandet part of a trilogy. Can you tell about your inspirations and the story behind this trilogy?When I started working with the project, I noticed that it contained too many aspects and material for only one film. It was a way to challenge myself to repeat things, but from a different perspective […]
Interview with Vincent René-Lortie, director of Invincible Why did you decide to use the story of Marc-Antoine as the subject of your film, Invincible? The synopsis states that the film is based on a true story. Can you say a bit about that? Invincible is directly inspired by the story of my childhood friend Marc-Antoine Bernier who died at the age of fourteen […]