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17 October 2022
Rehearsals, consent & reactions with EXPOSED dir. Anna Fredrikke Bjerke, EFN Critics’ Choice Award
by Abla KandalaftA young drama student must reconcile the potential pros and cons of a defining lead performance act.
The idea of articulating issues around coercion, consent and nudity through a theatre rehearsal creates an engaging and tightly woven short, (…) Continue Reading »
15 October 2022
Comedy, Horror and EFN’s Audience Favourite Award win with Bleep’s Ben S. Hyland
by Abla KandalaftA couple’s relationship is pushed to the brink as they investigate a strange noise that’s woken them in the night.
Ben S. Hyland’s short is a pitch-perfect mix of horror and laughs, staring comedy duo (and real-life couple) Rebecca Shorrocks (…) Continue Reading »
26 September 2022
Nina Turner, Operation Varsity Blues & Black Student Debt
by Abla Kandalaft, Coco Green"What unites these documentaries is that they both believe in a meritocracy"
Summer break is officially over... In this episode, we discuss the problem of student debt in the US, the very specific ways it affects Black Americans and the elitism (…) Continue Reading »
We interviewed the duo for the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival, as part of the Brasserie Du Court.
A daughter returns to her father’s village in Palestine, which was destroyed in 1948. She journeys through unfamiliar landscapes and is confronted with the reality of her own exile.
The film is a moving, experimental and exhaustively researched journey into the displacement and (…) Continue Reading »
6 July 2022
Interview with Ezequiel Salinas and Ramiro Sonzini, co-directors of Mi Última Aventura (My Last Adventure)
by Clotilde Couturier, Elise LoiseauA 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 (…) Continue Reading »
24 June 2022
Revisiting 2017! The Art Of Loving / Get Out
by Coco Green, Ola MagdziarekCoco 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 (…) Continue Reading »
21 June 2022
Interview with Annette Westwood, director of This Little Girl
by Alma, carrieA 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 (…) Continue Reading »
14 May 2022
Q&A with Philip Ilson, director of the London Short Film Festival
by Abla KandalaftMore 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 (…) Continue Reading »
11 May 2022
Interview wih Katherine Propper, director of Birds
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauMoments 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 (…) Continue Reading »
29 April 2022
Interview with Sander Joon, director of Sierra
by Elise LoiseauParents 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 (…) Continue Reading »