Daniel Goldhaber on the Urgency of Making How to Blow Up a Pipeline and the Future of Independent Cinema

With his feature debut Cam, Daniel Goldhaber considered the state of online sex work within an entertaining horror film that follows a classic doubling narrati...

Kelly Reichardt & Michelle Williams on Finding the Art in Showing Up, Mike Leigh’s Influence, and What They’re Reading

Showing Up contains many of the hallmarks of a classic Kelly Reichardt picture: a Pacific Northwest setting, a Jonathan Raymond co-writing credit, Christopher ...

Ulrich Seidl on Accusations, Vulnerability, and Rimini/Sparta

It's been a rocky year for Ulrich Seidl. As far back as last February, Rimini was winning over critics at the Berlinale (us included) with its bleak beauty and...

Mark Jenkin on Enys Men, Challenging the Audience, and Crafting His Sight and Sound Top 10 List

There's a palpable tactility to the 16mm films of Mark Jenkin, the Cornish director whose Bait and Enys Men are boldly edited, transportive journeys with a sen...

Quentin Dupieux: “If You Think I’m Taking Myself Seriously, it Means I Failed”

Editor's note: Last year at Berlinale, Rory O'Connor caught up with Quentin Dupieux who was there to premiere Incredible But True, which would go on to be the ...

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on Tori and Lokita, Moral Indignation, and Cannabis Farms

To cinéastes fixated on tabulating statistics like sports fanatics, the Dardennes often come up as examples of unerring consistency, like a player with an impe...

Léa Mysius on The Five Devils, Sensual Filmmaking, and Learning From Claire Denis

The sophomore feature from director Léa Mysius is an enchanting work of near-unclassifiable fantasy, an evocative tale that links the sense of smell with long-...

Louis Garrel on The Innocent, Making the Audience Happy, and How to Be a Good Cinephile

That English-language cinema has no parallel for the Garrel family is equal testament to their legacy and our shallow, piddling culture. While Philippe Garrel'...

Cauleen Smith on Restoring Drylongso, the Mundanity of Violence and Scotch Tape Filmmaking

In Drylongso, Pica (Toby Smith) coughs her way through each day. She goes to photography class at the local college, works nights putting up posters for variou...

Palm Trees and Power Lines Director Jamie Dack on Translating Her Teenage Experiences, the Five Stages of Grooming, and Writing Aphex Twin a Letter

In Palm Trees and Power Lines, director Jamie Dack carefully sets up the factors that lead teenager Lea (newcomer Lily McInerny) into a relationship with Tom (...