By Brad Windhauser. My producing partner, Rivka Beth Meadow, and I kept talking about how frustrated we were with the lack of nuanced, well-told stories that represented strong queer women. We just weren’t […]
By Matthew Sorrento. In so many films, heroes have this unlimited, almost inhuman stamina, but anyone who’s done any sparring knows just how fast you get totally exhausted during physical combat. I think being […]
By Yun-hua Chen. I think that, in some sense, forgiveness is more important than revenge. There’s a desire for revenge…. That’s sort of instant gratification for certain kinds of movie fans, but […]
By Jenny Paola Ortega Castillo. There’s a lot of secrets to all the land in Australia, especially since colonization…. And sometimes the land gives those secrets up if you listen to it. And so […]
By Jenny Paola Ortega Castillo. When you’ve only got one actor, you’re constantly thinking about how to make it cinematic…. Our film is about people telling stories from their past; it’s a […]
By Ali Moosavi. If you’re a documentary filmmaker, you’re perceived to be good at something, which is the truth. So almost certainly my interest in dramatic films is nearly always based on true […]
By Ali Moosavi. He was someone that just had this constant flow, this constant rhythm of work….” The music of no other film composer is as recognizable worldwide as that of Ennio Morricone. Just whistle […]
By Ali Moosavi. I knew that I didn’t want to see violence. I feel like I’ve seen enough sexual violence in cinema…. I was like how can we make a movie about the […]
By Ali Moosavi. Having played Bond gave him that background; this coming from a past life in a way. I just think we needed someone who was virile, aggressive, and yet not young.” Phillip Noyce’[…]
By Devapriya Sanyal. Wherever [you get] to see your product being received by such disparate audiences is a very interesting process.” -Ghosh on festival programming Suman Ghosh is a National Award-winning Indian filmmaker who […]