Interview with Laure Desmazières, director of Voyage à Santarém [Trip to Santarem] What inspired you to make this film?It’s a mix between my own personal experience and the temperament of my actress, Julia Perazzini. Julia had a small role in my previous film. I love her composure, her wit, her sometimes explosive presence. She has something you can love and hate. I wanted […]
Interview with Ramata-Toulaye Sy, director of Astel Where did inspiration for Astel come from?From my personal experience, from the strong bond I had with my father when I was young and my fear of entering the female “world” at an age when I wasn’t ready yet. The story, Astel’s story, is one I lived through, not in Senegal but in France, in Bezons, […]
