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11 February 2022
Interview with Lisa Giacchero, director of L’Arrivée du soleil dans votre signe [The Sun’s Entry Into Your Sign]
by Abla KandalaftOn a boat to Corsica, Karina meets Sylvain. She had planned on getting some work done, he wants to get to know her.
Are the characters Karine and Sylvain based on real people? How did you come up with the idea for their meeting?
I’ve (…) Continue Reading »
11 February 2022
Interview with Omar Kamara, director of Mass Ave
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauOver a day of landscaping work, a first generation African American and his immigrant father have their tense relationship and different outlooks on life transformed irreversibly when they are racially profiled by police.
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11 February 2022
Interview with Diana Cam Van Nguyen, director of Love, Dad
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauShe finds letters full of love her dad wrote her 15 years ago. Now she fights to get that love back.
How much is Love, Dad autobiographical?
A lot. It’s my story, my voice, my handwriting.
How did you work on the letters’ incorporation to (…) Continue Reading »
11 February 2022
Interview with Clémence Le Gall, director of Le Chant du feu [The Light’s Song]
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamIn a huge industrial city, Noé is a young lighthouse keeper watching over the sailors. When he receives life-changing news, his quiet loneliness turns slowly into madness.
Why did you choose a lighthouse as the setting for your film? Did you (…) Continue Reading »
7 February 2022
Interview with Bill Morrison, director of Her Violet Kiss
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauA woman attends a party where she is observed by and finally meets a mysterious guest.
From which material did you build up Her Violet Kiss?
Her Violet Kiss sources material from a lost German film, Liebeshölle (1928), directed by Wiktor (…) Continue Reading »
7 February 2022
Interview with Dania Bdeir, director of Warsha
by Brasserie du Court teamA crane operator working in a construction site in Beirut, finds his freedom when he is away from everyone’s eyes.
How did you come up with the character? Is he based on someone you know?
In 2017, I was sitting on my balcony in Lebanon (…) Continue Reading »
7 February 2022
Interview with Daniel Cook, director of The Bayview
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamOn the North East Coast of Scotland, an extraordinary family have turned the previously derelict Bayview hotel into a place of respite for international fishermen when they come to land. This film is a glimpse into this unlikely home and the (…) Continue Reading »
7 February 2022
Interview with Maythem Ridha, director of Ali and His Miracle Sheep
by Brasserie du Court teamGuided by his grandmother’s haunting Sumerian lament, 9-year-old orphaned mute Ali takes his favourite sheep for sacrifice. Over a 400km journey they bear witness to the beauty and unravel the ills of Iraq. Can both boy and sheep survive the (…) Continue Reading »
7 February 2022
Interview with Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann, directors of Somleng Reatrey [Sound of the Night]
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauVibol and his brother Kea sell noodles on a motorized cart every night on the streets of Phnom Penh. They often face troublesome threats from gangsters and thieves, even if these very people are their only customers. As the city is growing around (…) Continue Reading »
5 February 2022
Interview with Olive Nwosu, director of Egúngún [Masquerade]
by Brasserie du Court teamOn the day of the Egúngún festival, Salewa returns to Lagos to bury her Mother. At the funeral, she encounters an acquaintance who forces her to confront old wounds. Egungun is a meditation on memory, identity and duty, on the many versions of (…) Continue Reading »