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The legendary filmmaker discusses modernizing one of Japan's most traditional narrative forms with this tale of a leader dealing with deceit in his castle.
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The director discusses turning the inspiration of James Baldwin into a film that could describe both his and the author's creative awakening.
Hanna Bergholm on Raising a Child That’ll Keep You Up in “Nightborn”
The "Hatching" director discusses her disturbing and darkly funny follow-up starring Seidi Haarla as a new mom who can't bond with her child.
Jehane Noujaim, Vikram Gandhi and Muriel Soenens on a Festival Keeping Its Flame Alive in “The Man Will Burn”
The trio behind this engrossing chronicle of Burning Man discuss the organization at a crossroads, subject to the rules of a world its long rejected.
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