LALIFF 2025 Interview: Sophia Stieglitz and Constanza Castro on the Modern Family in “Papá Melissa”
The filmmakers discuss how their own lives changed in the process of telling the story of a family constantly understanding each other anew.
LALIFF 2025 Review: The Weight Becomes Worth It in “20 Pounds to Happiness”
Working with "Real Women Have Curves"' Josefina Lopez, Yelyna De León revisits the issue of weight as a matter of the mind rather than body.
LALIFF 2025 Interview: Andrew James Gonzales and Laura Varela on Leaving No Man Behind in “American Sons”
The filmmakers talk about the time it takes to observe war vets help each other heal from combat upon their return home in this tender doc.
Laura Piani and Camille Rutherford on Authoring Their Own Love Story in “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life”
The director & star discuss this charming tale of a writer whose struggle to find the right words might be remedied with the right lover.
Cannes 2025 Review: History is Left Up to Chance in Mateo Zoppis and Alessio Rigo de Righi’s Playful and Poignant “Heads or Tails?”
The directors behind the mythic "The Tale of King Crab" question historical narratives in this fun flick with John C. Reilly as Buffalo Bill.
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