First Person

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Interviews

Mike Mills: ‘Filmmaking isn’t therapy for me, I don’t cry on set’

by David Jenkins

The director of 20th Century Women discusses his personalised cine-poem written to his late mother.
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First Person

How to write a documentary, with the director of Kate Plays Christine

by David Jenkins

Director Robert Greene explains why he won a documentary writing prize at Sundance.
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First Person

The Greatest: Antoine Fuqua on Denzel Washington

by Adam Woodward

The Magnificent Seven director offers a unique first-hand take on the acting heavyweight’s enduring appeal.
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First Person

An acting class with Isabelle Huppert

by David Jenkins

The screen icon discusses her craft plus her upcoming roles in Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come and Michael Haneke’s Happy End.
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First Person

Eva Husson explains why all the actors in Bang Gang are white

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The French writer/director on the non-diversity casting of her intimate ‘modern love story’.
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First Person

How to make it as a young actress in the film industry

by Sophie Yapp

Bebe Cave, the young star of Tale of Tales, offers some sage advice for aspiring actors.
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First Person

Adèle Exarchopoulos on filming inside France’s most notorious prison

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The young star of Blue is the Warmest Colour talks exclusively about going behind bars for Down by Love.
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First Person

Can a documentary ever be truly objective?

by David Jenkins

Fire at Sea director Gianfranco Rosi on filming a rural family in their home in the middle of the migrant crisis.
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First Person

Tropical malady – making a film in the heart of darkness

by Adam Woodward

Embrace of the Serpent director Ciro Guerra on the logistical and spiritual challenge of shooting in a rainforest.
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Interviews

Jeremy Saulnier: ‘The motivations for the violence are all very practical’

by Anton Bitel

The Green Room director offers some sage advice on how to ride the wave of your first indie hit.

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