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Exclusive Interview With Carlo Chatrian

The current Director of the National Museum of Cinema in Torino has a multifaceted background in the world of motion pictures. Carlo Chatrian began as a film critic, and became a programmer, author, consultant for cinema institutions and festival director. Many are the cinematic organisations and kermesse that have forged him. These include Filmmaker Doc…

The Seed of the Sacred Fig : Exclusive Interview with Director Mohammad Rasoulof

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on…

NYFF/The Seed of the Sacred Fig Review: Iranian Filmmaker Thrives in Boiling Domestic Drama/Thriller

©Courtesy of Neon To avoid an eight-year prison sentence for making his latest film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his native country to begin a life in exile. In two hours, he made the decision to embark on the risky escape on foot across the mountains. Two weeks later his film…