Interviews

Two people, one standing and one seated in a car, against a rural landscape.
Interviews

Panah Pahani: ‘As Iranians, we have to craft our own spaces of peace’

by Anahit Behrooz

The writer/director of Hit the Road reflects on finding comfort in car journeys and learning to see beyond genre.
A person operating a large camera on a tripod, overlooking a cityscape from a high vantage point.
Interviews

Wim Wenders: ‘With restoration, there’s a danger you can falsify the film’

by David Jenkins

The German multi-hyphenate on how he’s future-proofing classics like Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas.
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Interviews

Ninja Thyberg: ‘Porn can be a mirror of our society’

by Hannah Strong

The Swedish filmmaker reflects on how her time as a teenage anti-porn activist eventually led her to create the pro-sex work drama Pleasure.
A person seated on a red inflatable boat in a dark, cavernous underground space, illuminated by a bright light.
Interviews

Michelangelo Frammartino – ‘The purpose of art is to explore the ineffable’

by Ben Nicholson

The Italian filmmaker on his slow-cooked wonder, Il Buco, and the artistic joys of discovering something new.
Smiling person wearing glasses in black and white image.
Interviews

Lucile Hadžihalilovic: ‘When I make a film, something unconscious comes out’

by Katherine Connell

The French writer/director of Innocence and Earwig explains why she tells stories from a dream logic perspective.
A black and white photograph of a pensive, serious-looking person with long hair, wearing a leather jacket, sitting in front of a film camera.
Interviews

Mia Hansen-Løve: ‘I admire Bergman’s aptitude for being alone’

by David Jenkins

The Bergman Island writer/director on the Swedish maestro, the inner lives of artists and the process of bringing dreams to life.
Middle-aged man with greying beard and glasses, wearing a white apron, standing against a yellow background.
Interviews

H Jon Benjamin: ‘When I’m Bob, I’m a hamburger cook and not a singer’

by Charles Bramesco

The man behind Bob’s Burgers talks about the show’s transition to the big screen for a murder mystery musical.
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Interviews

Gaspar Noé: ‘Vortex isn’t about the death of cinema, but its evolution’

by David Jenkins

The Argentinian enfant terrible on death, sex, his mature new film Vortex and why making TV shows isn’t worth his freedom.
Two men, one with a beard, sitting on a wooden floor with musical instruments in the background.
Interviews

Warren Ellis and Andrew Dominik on This Much I Know to be True

by Greg Wetherall

The creative process under Covid takes centre stage in the director’s third collaboration with Nick Cave, co-starring his friend and frequent collaborator.
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Interviews

Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I wanted the film to feel like we’re lost in the haze of the internet’

by Natalie Marlin

The We’re All Going to the World’s Fair director reflects on the importance of allowing trans filmmakers to tell their own stories.

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