VIDEO: Q&A with Filmmakers and Stars of “Killer Joe”
Following a Film Comment Selects screening of the latest from legendary director William Friedkin, the filmmaker sat down with screenwriter Tracy Letts and stars Matthew McConaughey and Gina Gershon to discuss their process, making it in the industry, and the film's dark material.
Interview with Joshua Sanchez, “Four”
The director of the Opening Night film of this year's NewFest spoke with us about his hope for his debut feature, adapting Christopher Shinn's play, the emotional complexities that drive his characters and the lasting effects of dysfunctional family dynamics.
When a Composer’s Dream Met Opera Reality
Filmmakers Susan Froemke and Bob Eisenhardt discuss their new documentary Wagner's Dream, an unfettered behind-the-scenes look at Robert Lepage's ambitious and awe-inspiring staging of Wagner's Ring Cycle for the Metropolitan Opera.
VIDEO: Q&A with Filmmakers and Stars of “Ruby Sparks”
Following a sneak preview of the latest from directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine), the duo sat down with actor Paul Dano and actress/screenwriter Zoe Kazan to discuss their creative process, influences, and the complexities of love.
Interview with Donnie Yen, “Dragon”
Martial arts film star and action-director Donnie Yen talks about his influences, working with Jimmy Wang Yu, why he has made so many period films and his latest on-screen role in Peter Chan's Dragon, which screens tonight in the New York Asian Film Festival!
Interview with Lieven Corthouts, “Little Heaven”
The Belgian director discusses his latest film, which challenges the mainstream media's depiction of rural Africa and the AIDs epidemic, its reception in Ethiopia, and the challenges of making an intimate documentary. Little Heaven screens June 25 – 27 in the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Interview with Annie Goldson, “Brother Number One”
The award-winning Kiwi documentarian discusses justice in Cambodia, religion, photography and the emotional toils of making her new film, which screens this week in the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Can an Indie Film Spark Hatred? Homophobia?
Last night at the Provincetown International Film Festival, Tom Kalin and Craig Chester discussed their seminal New Queer Cinema film Swoon 20 years later.
Interview with Daniele Vicari, “Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood”
Director Daniele Vicari talks about student activism, violence in cinema, and the international scope of the human rights violations that occurred at the Diaz school in Genoa during the 2001 G8 summit.
Interview with Lynn Shelton, “Your Sister’s Sister”
The Seattle-based indie director may have "boringly loving" relationships with her siblings, but that doesn't stop her from exploring the complexities of sisterhood in her fourth feature, which opens Friday at Film Society!
