InterviewsInterview: Bryan Fogel on Bringing to Light an Invisible War in “The Dissident”The director of "Icarus" talks about his investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and exposing the power of a system to keep critica...byStephen SaitoJan 8, 2021
InterviewsInterview: Thomas Balmès on Transcending Screens in “Sing Me a Song”On having the dedication to a subject and a style of storytelling pay off handsomely with this tale of technology's invasion into the Northe...byStephen SaitoJan 1, 2021
InterviewsInterview: Shaz Bennett on the Sweet Science Behind “Alaska is a Drag”On melting away surfaces - and hearts - with this drama of a fish cannery worker whose dreams of becoming a drag queen gets him through the ...byStephen SaitoDec 31, 2020
InterviewsInterview: Eugene Ashe on Taking a New Angle Towards a Timeless Romance in “Sylvie’s Love”The writer/director on getting at something real in recreating the Hollywood escapist romances so popular during the 1950s for modern times....byStephen SaitoDec 24, 2020
InterviewsInterview: Clay Tweel on Taking the High Road to “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults”The director of "Gleason" talks about revisiting the infamous cult whose mass suicide in 1997 initally sparked ridicule but revealed a far m...byStephen SaitoDec 21, 2020
InterviewsInterview: Oliver Bokelberg on a Ballet of Behind-the-Scenes Beauty in “Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker”On the magic of watching how the Debbie Allen Dance Academy help its students take steps out into the world.byStephen SaitoDec 18, 2020
InterviewsInterview: Alex Appel and Jonathan Lisecki on Updating the Talk of the Town in “Modern Persuasion”On bringing Jane Austen into the era of social media with this clever contemporary reworking of her final novel starring Alicia Witt.byStephen SaitoDec 18, 2020
InterviewsInterview: Composer Amelia Warner on Getting to a Place of Comfort in “Wild Mountain Thyme”On beautifully bringing the music out of people who can't express their feelings for one another in this romantic comedy starring Emily Blun...byStephen SaitoDec 12, 2020
InterviewsInterview: Jenny Shi in Searching for a Different Kind of Justice in “Finding Yingying”The director talks about reframing the tragic disappearance of Yingying Zhang as an opportunity to know an incredible young woman.byStephen SaitoDec 11, 2020
InterviewsInterview: Deepa Mehta on Raising a Brave One with “Funny Boy”The master filmmaker talks about being bold in bringing Shyam Selvadurai’s acclaimed coming-of-age novel to the screen.byStephen SaitoDec 11, 2020