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  • Revisiting 2017! The Art Of Loving / Get Out

    Coco Green and Ola Magdziarek review a couple of cinematic highlights from 2017: Maria Sadowska’s The Art Of Loving, which tells the story of Polish sexologist Michalina Wislocka who fought for her book to be published in the late 1970s, and Jordan Peele’s Get Out, in which Daniel Kaluuya’s... continue
  • Interview with Sander Joon, director of Sierra

    Parents often push their children to follow their steps. In this case, the father’s obsession with the rally turns the kid into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director’s childhood, Sierra takes us into the surreal car racing world. What inspired you to make Sierra, an animation film that... continue
  • Our Picks + Crooklyn

    We’re back!! We took a couple of months’ break for me to get over the chaos of the first few weeks of having a newborn (my second - still chaotic!). We’re delighted to have Akua Gyamfi join us this week to discuss her work and her top picks. Akua is the founder of The British Blacklist, as well... continue
  • Interview with Janloup Bernard, director of J’avais un camarade [I...

    Upon his arrival at a prestigious military high school, Woyzeck, an officer’s son, meets Bakary, a student from a modest background with whom he will share a room. During a night of integration, the two boys will try to find their place in the Family, a group of influential students. Why did... continue
  • Interview with Lauriane Lagarde, director of Un corps brûlant [A...

    Lina and Inès do not know each other. Yet they have one thing in common: parkour. From roof to roof, from wall to barrier, the two teenagers observe each other from a distance, like, try to get closer. But, because they don’t want to be seen, they are constantly interrupted. What interested you... continue

Most recent articles

6 July 2022

Interview with Ezequiel Salinas and Ramiro Sonzini, co-directors of Mi Última Aventura (My Last Adventure)

by Clotilde, Elise Loiseau
A poor young man decides to cease to be so, and along with his friend, he tries to flee with a bag full of money from his boss. The last night in his hometown is the two friend’s review, in the form of a farewell, of the places, the emotion and the songs that marked their lives. What was the starting point of the film? The starting point was partly a preliminary work by Ezequiel Salinas, Adieu à la nuit, where a mysterious character rides his moped through the night. In this short film, (...) Continue Reading »
24 June 2022

Revisiting 2017! The Art Of Loving / Get Out

by Coco Green, Ola Magdziarek
Coco Green and Ola Magdziarek review a couple of cinematic highlights from 2017: Maria Sadowska’s The Art Of Loving, which tells the story of Polish sexologist Michalina Wislocka who fought for her book to be published in the late 1970s, and Jordan Peele’s Get Out, in which Daniel Kaluuya’s African American Chris Washington visits his white girlfriend’s parents. A series of bizarre, unsettling events ensues. ‘The Art of Loving’ (Sztuka Kochania), Poland 2016, Dir. Maria Sadowskav Ola Magdziarek (...) Continue Reading »
21 June 2022

Interview with Annette Westwood, director of This Little Girl

by Alma, carrie
A mother with a substance misuse issue, has to prove herself on her path to recovery, to prevent her child from being taken away from her and placed into care. We chat here with director Annette Westwood. Where did the idea come from? Can you tell us a bit about your relationship or collaboration with Trevi? THIS LITTLE GIRL was inspired by the amazing work of Trevi, a women’s & children’s charity & their unique residential rehabilitation centre. Their centre is one of the last of (...) Continue Reading »
14 May 2022

Q&A with Philip Ilson, director of the London Short Film Festival

by Abla Kandalaft
More Q&As! As Coco Green gets stuck in the final chapters of her PhD, we take a break from our usual format to publish Q&As and whatever audio output we fancy. To mark our partnership with the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival and celebrate short films, we had a chat with Philip Ilson, founder and director of the London Short Film Festival, and film programmer (for the BFI London Film Festival, amongst others) . We talk about film clubs in the 1990s, the festival’s early (...) Continue Reading »
11 May 2022

Interview wih Katherine Propper, director of Birds

by brasserieducourt.com, Elise Loiseau
Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers in the heat of Texas summer. How was Birds born? I wanted to make this film, in part, to explore my creative process. My last short film involved a local community of young people whom I spent time with and worked with to make a film about their world. Birds expands on that approach more deeply. This film is more improvised, more off-the-cuff and observational, blurring the lines of doc and narrative in a way that was new for me. It was also my way (...) Continue Reading »
29 April 2022

Interview with Sander Joon, director of Sierra

by Elise Loiseau
Parents often push their children to follow their steps. In this case, the father’s obsession with the rally turns the kid into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director’s childhood, Sierra takes us into the surreal car racing world. What inspired you to make Sierra, an animation film that deals with the pressures parents can put on their children? After talking to my friends and acquaintances I found that the pressure from their parents to choose the “right career” is quite common. (...) Continue Reading »
29 April 2022

Q&A with Rich Lucano, aka Phondupe

by Abla Kandalaft, Eddy Durnan
Phondupe is the musical outfit of Sydney artist Rich Lucano. His ambient tunes and evocative soundscapes found quite a following amongst restless, locked-in listeners during Covid. His masterful sampling of everyday sounds picked up during his many travels lends itself particularly well to visual art. In fact, as a bit of a film buff, he is looking into pivoting towards film soundtracks. You’ve travelled extensively and have drawn on the places you’ve been to to create and shape your music. (...) Continue Reading »
29 April 2022

Q&A with Rich Lucano, aka Phondupe

by Abla Kandalaft, Eddy Durnan
We sent a bunch of questions to ambient music maestro Phondupe, who kindly recorded his answers. We thought we’d upload the audio as part of our podcast while we’re on a short break from our usual format! The written article is here. Continue Reading »
18 April 2022

Q&A with Andrea Brusa and Marco Scotuzzi, directors of Le Voci Sole (Lonely Voices)

by Mydylarama team
Following a spate of successful shorts - the excellent Magic Alps caught our attention at Clermont-Ferrand - Italian filmmaking duo Andrea Brusa and Marco Scotuzzi, and regular collaborator producer Andrea Italia, are back, this time with their first feature film, which is currently touring festivals. We talk to Andrea Brusa about Le Voci Sole (Lonely Voices): One family’s life goes haywire at the start of the pandemic as the matriarch-now without her steady housekeeper income-encounters a (...) Continue Reading »
13 March 2022

THE CHARM OF THE SWARM - WORLD WIDE WIKIPEDIA

by Louis Christie
The internet giant Wikipedia just turned 20. We take a look at its background and the future of the online encyclopaedia. Louis Christie reviews Maria Teresa Curzio 2021’s documentary. Now in its third decade, Wikipedia faces some complex questions. What role can robots play in writing and regulating articles? Can automated translation help save indigenous languages? What are the implications for an online encyclopaedia when nine in ten contributors are men? In a world where data is the (...) Continue Reading »
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Q&A with Dan Thorburn, director of Salt Water Town

Salt Water Town was part of the British and Yorkshire shorts selection at the Leeds International Film Festival. It stood out for its impressive cinematography, troubling plot and standout (...)
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Three New Documentaries To Watch Now

Documentary Weekly As unfortunate and disruptive as the Covid-19 outbreak has been for the film industry, the resulting boom of online releases will be welcomed by cinephiles around the world. (...)
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  • 11 November 2020

    Check out Film Fest Report’s interview with...

    Check out Film Fest Report’s interview with Dieudo Hamadi, whose film “Downstream to Kinshasa” is the first Congolese film to be an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
  • 11 November 2020

    Doc Weekly have kindly highlighted the latest...

    Doc Weekly by Garett Bradley Boys State by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss The Painter and the Thief by Benjamin Ree Too busy for a feature ? Too skint for a rental ? Our Short of the Week series is a curated collection of short documentaries that you can watch for free, on the go, right from our (...)
  • 22 November 2019

    Short of the Week: Baghdad Messi

    Iraq 2009. Ten-year-old Hamoudi has only one leg, but is totally obsessed with football. He and his friends - like the rest of the world - are looking forward to the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester (Messi versus Ronaldo). But then Hamoudi’s television breaks down! (...)

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