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NYFF / Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus : Q&A with Director Neo Sora 

Synopsis : When Ryuichi Sakamoto died in March 2023 at age 71, the world lost one of its greatest musicians: a classical orchestral composer, a techno-pop artist, and a piano soloist who elevated every genre he worked in and inspired and influenced music-lovers across the globe. As a final gift to his legions of fans,…

NYFF / “Maestro” : Press Conference with Josh Singer, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Jamie Bernstein, Kazu Hiro, Mark Bridges, Kevin Thompson, Steve Morrow, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Synopsis : Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love. Rating: R (Some Language and Drug Use) Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Music, Lgbtq+…

“Tokyo Cowboy” : Exclusive Interview with Director Marc Marriott and Producer Brigham Taylor

Synopsis : Brash businessman Hideki convinces his Tokyo bosses he can turn a profitless Montana cattle ranch into a premiere-performing asset. However, when his Japanese Wagyu-beef expert fails him, Hideki is poised to fail unless he identifies a missing element that’s key to the transformation: himself. Genre: Western, Comedy, Drama Original Language: Japanese, English Director:…

“A Very Good Girl” : Exclusive Interview with Actresses Kathryn Bernardo and Dolly De Leon

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Kathryn Bernardo was born on March 26, 1996 in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. She is an actress, known for “The Hows of US” (2018), “Hello, Love, Goodbye”(2019) and “Barcelona : A Love Untold”(2016). Dolly De Leon was born on April 12, 1969 in…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director Rebecca Miller on ‘She Came to Me’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Writer-director Rebecca Miller, whose past films include Maggie’s Plan, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, and Personal Velocity, returns with her latest film, She Came to Me. A man writing an opera finds himself experiencing severe writer’s block…

Exclusive Interview: Elia Moutamid & Simone Brioni Discuss ‘Maka’, About Pioneer Black Italian Activist Geneviève Makaping

Filmmaker Elia Moutamid — whose previous works as director include Gaiwan (2015), Talien (2015 and winner of the “Special Jury Prize” at the Turin Film Festival 2017), Kufid (2020) — has released his latest film: Maka. This film is the result of a heartfelt collaboration with Simone Brioni, writer and Assistant Professor at the Department…

NYFF : “May December” / Press Conference with Director Todd Haynes, Producers Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler Jessica Elbaum, Sophie Mas, and Screenwriter Samy Burch

Synopsis : Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry comes to spend time with the family to better understand Gracie, who she will be playing in a…

Exclusive Video Interview: Writer Michelle Ashford on ‘Cat Person’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Kristen Roupenian’s 2017 New Yorker short story Cat Person became a viral sensation, inviting wildly different interpretations of complicity and culpability within a relationship that never even really got started. Now, writer Michelle Ashford adapts her story into a full-length feature, which has taken…

New York Film Festival / FOE : Exclusive Interview with Director Garth Davis

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. With its world premiere at the 61st New York Film Festival, Garth Davis’s “FOE” brought a story of complicated relationships to life through a tale of futuristic complications that seem all too realistic to present days. Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, and Aaron Pierre lead…

Man on the Run : Exclusive Interview with Director Cassius Michael Kim on the Largest International Corruption Case in the History of U.S Justice Department

MAN ON THE RUN uncovers the shocking true story of a corrupt group of co-conspirators who jeopardized a country’s hope for financial stability. Their influence extended from the highest levels of the Malaysian government to the glamorous enclaves of Hollywood. At the heart of this scandal lies the enigmatic Low Taek Jho, known to most…

JAMES GANDOLFINI’S DOCUMENTARY LEGACY : Q&A with Jon Alpert, Michael Gandolfini, and Tom Richardson Moderated by Steve Buscemi

Exclusive Event: Late James Gandolfini-Produced DCTV Documentaries Screening and Q&A at Firehouse NYC.  When one thinks of the late great James Gandolfini, one doesn’t immediately think “documentary producer”. They almost always associate the gifted actor with his emotionally complex portrayal of mafioso Tony Soprano on the hit HBO series The Sopranos. But with his brilliant…