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‘Touch’: Exclusive Video Interview with Baltasar Kormákur and Pálmi Kormákur

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur has been making movies both in his home country and in Hollywood for decades, but his latest film, Touch, is something that hits a lot closer to home. It’s not just because it begins in Iceland and is based…

Agent Recon: Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Derek Ting

©Courtesy of Quiver Distribution Genre films around the world have overcome their stigma of being mindless entertainment in recent years. They have increasingly been garnering critical acclaim and box office success for their ability to serve as a unifying force amongst cultures, rather than a source of division. The new sci-fi action movie, Agent Recon,…

Lumina : Exclusive Interview with Actor Eric Roberts and Director Gino Mckoy 

©Courtesy of Goldove Entertainment Lumina : A terrifying sci-fi thrill ride, Lumina follows four friends desperately searching for their abductee friend in a DUMB — DEEP UNDERGROUND MILITARY BASE. Whether they find their friend or not, what they find in the desert of the US to the sands of the Sahara, will change their lives forever….

RADIOACTIVE: The Women of Three Mile Island : Exclusive Interview with Director Heidi Hutner, Subjects Beth Drazba & Paula Kinney

©Courtesy of RADIOACTIVE: The Women of Three Mile Island Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Heidi Hutner, Director, Writer, and Producer, is an associate professor of Literature, Sustainability, Women’s and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University, and a scholar of nuclear and environmental history, literature, film, and ecofeminism. She is…

‘UnPrisoned’: Exclusive Video Interview with Actors Marque Richardson & Faly Rakotohavana

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Exclusive Video Interview with Actor Marque Richardson Even the seemingly most successful career-driven professionals may not have a clear path of where they wish to lead their personal lives. That’s certainly true for Kerry Washington’s protagonist of Paige Alexander, a family and marriage therapist…

Kill : Exclusive Video Interview with Actor Lakshya and Writer/Director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Lakshya : In 2015, Lakshya made his acting debut with television series Warrior High. He went on to play Yuvraj Madhav Shekhawat/Krish in the &TV series Adhuri Kahaani Hamari (2015–2016). After doing an episode in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Lakshya was cast in…

The Imaginary : Q&A with Screenwriter & Executive Producer Yoshiaki Nishimura

The Imaginary, @Courtesy of Netflix and Studio Ponoc The Imaginary : Rudger is a boy no one can see, imagined by Amanda to share her thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger, suddenly alone, arrives at The Town of Imaginaries, where forgotten Imaginaries live and find work, he faces a mysterious threat. Director : Yoshiyuki Momose Producer : Yoshiyuki…

Space Cadet : Exclusive Interview with Director Liz W. Garcia

Photo by Eric Liebowitz/Eric Liebowitz/Prime Space Cadet : Tiffany “Rex” Simpson (Emma Roberts) has always dreamed of going to space, but life isn’t going quite as planned. Determined to turn things around, she aims high and with the embellishing touch of her supportive best friend Nadine (Poppy Liu), her “doctored” application lands her in NASA’s…

Tribeca Festival : A Mistake : Exclusive Interview with Director Christine Jeffs

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Christine Jeffs is a New Zealand-born director, editor, and screenwriter. Jeffs has a 2018 master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Auckland, examining the relationship between a photographer and their subject. She began her career by working locally in post-production, most notably…

A Quiet Place: Day One: Exclusive Video Interview with Director Michael Sarnoski

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel In 2021, Michael Sarnoski directed the Nicolas Cage thriller, Pig, and he’s back now with the sci-fi thriller, A Quiet Place: Day One, a prequel to the blockbuster John Krasinski movies from 2018 and 2021. A Quiet Place: Day One stars Oscar winner…

A Sacrifice : Exclusive Interview with Director Jordan Scott and Actress Sylvia Hoeks

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Jordan Watson Scott is a British filmmaker and photographer. She is the daughter of director Sir Ridley Scott and advertising executive Sandy Watson. She is the niece of director Tony Scott and half-sister of directors Luke and Jake Scott. Scott directed the feature…