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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…

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines : Exclusive Video Interview with Writer/Director Lindsey Anderson Beer and Producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Synopsis : In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together,…

“The Creator” : Q&A with Director Gareth Edwards 

Synopsis : From writer/director Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla“) comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (John David Washington, “Tenet“), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan, “Eternals“), is recruited to hunt down and…

“The Storms of Jeremy Thomas” : Exclusive Interview with Producer Jeremy Thomas on His Oscar Winning Film, “The Last Emperor” and His Fascination of Japanese Films

Jeremy Thomas is a British film producer, founder and chairman of Recorded Picture Company. He produced Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor,” which won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Picture. He also worked with directors like Wim Wenders, David Cronenberg, Nicolas Roeg, Terry Gilliam, Richard Linklater, Jeremy has worked with many distinguished directors from around the world….

“Shaky Shivers ” : Exclusive Video Interview with Actresses Vy Vy Nguyen and Brooke Markham

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Synopsis : After finding herself bitten by a mysterious animal, Lucy becomes convinced that she will transform into a fearsome werewolf. Joined by her best friend Karen, the two embark on a wild adventure filled with magic and mayhem, as they look to do…

“Flora and Son” : Q&A with Writer/Director John Carney, Songwriter Gary Clark and Producer Anthony Bregman

Synopsis : Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max…

“A Million Miles Away” : Exclusive Interview with Producers Mark Ciardi, Campbell McInnes 

Synopsis : Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million Miles Away follows him on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station. With the support of his family, José’s drive & determination culminates in…