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“Palestine 36" - Interview with Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir
Palestine 36 (2025) · Jun 1, 2026

“The Yeti” - Interview with Filmmakers William Pisciotta and Gene Gallerano
The Yeti (2026) · May 6, 2026

“The Astronaut ” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Jess Varley
The Astronaut (2025) · Apr 11, 2026

“Late Shift ” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Petra Volpe
Late Shift (2025) · Mar 30, 2026

“My Father’s Shadow” - Interview with Film Director / Co-writer Akinola Davies Jr.
My Father's Shadow (2025) · Feb 22, 2026

“Chaperone” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Zoe Eisenberg
Chaperone (2025) · Feb 12, 2026

“All That’s Left of You” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Cherien Dabis
All That's Left of You (2025) · Jan 9, 2026

“In Camera” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Naqqash Khalid
In Camera (2024) · Nov 28, 2025

“Traumatika” - Interview with Filmmakers Pierre Tsigaridis and Maxime Rancon
Traumatika (2025) · Oct 30, 2025

“Bury Me When I’m Dead” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Seabold Krebs
Bury Me When I'm Dead (2025) · Oct 24, 2025

“There Was, There Was Not” - Interview with Film Director Emily Mkrtichian
There Was, There Was Not (2025) · Oct 23, 2025

“The Cut” - Interview with Film Director Sean Ellis
The Cut (2025) · Sep 13, 2025

“Sunlight” - Interview with Film Director Nina Conti and Co-writer Shenoah Allen
Sunlight (2023) · Jul 15, 2025

“The People’s Joker” - Interview with Film Co-writer / Director Vera Drew
The People's Joker (2024) · Jul 1, 2025

“Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer” - Interview with Film Director Tolga Karaçelik

“Clown in a Cornfield” - Interview with Film Director Eli Craig
Clown in a Cornfield (2025) · May 15, 2025

“Die Alone” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Lowell Dean
Die Alone (2024) · Apr 7, 2025

“Old Guy” - Interview with Film Director Simon West
Old Guy (2024) · Mar 14, 2025

“Room Taken” - Interview with Film Writer Michael Whelan and Producer Colmán Mac Cionnaith
Room Taken (2023) · Feb 18, 2025

“In the Shadow of the Cypress" - Interview with Film Co-writer / Co-directors, Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
In the Shadow of the Cypress (2023) · Feb 17, 2025

“Dovecote" - Interview with Film Co-writer / Director Marco Perego
Dovecote (2024) · Feb 17, 2025

“Anuja" - Interview with Film Writer / Director Adam J. Graves
Anuja (2024) · Feb 13, 2025

“Drowning Dry" - Interview with Writer / Director Laurynas Bareiša
Drowning Dry (2024) · Feb 10, 2025

“Flow" - Interview with Co-writer / Director Gints Zilbalodis
Flow (2024) · Jan 10, 2025

“Family Portrait" - Interview with Co-writer / Director Lucy Kerr
Family Portrait (2023) · Dec 5, 2024

“Daddy’s Head" - Interview with Writer / Director Benjamin Barfoot
Daddy's Head (2024) · Oct 31, 2024

“Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person" - Interview with Director / Co-writer Ariane Louis-Seize
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023) · Oct 14, 2024

"The Shakedown" - Interview with Director / Co-writer Ari Kruger
The Shakedown (2024) · Sep 22, 2024

"Red Rooms" - Interview with Film Writer / Director Pascal Plante
Red Rooms (2023) · Sep 14, 2024

"Hundreds of Beavers" - Interview with Film Director Mike Cheslik
Hundreds of Beavers (2024) · Aug 31, 2024

"#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead" - Interview with Film Director Marcus Dunstan
#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (2024) · Aug 13, 2024

"Breathe" - Interview with Director Stefon Bristol
Breathe (2024) · Jun 2, 2024

"Land of Bad" - Interview with Director William Eubank
Land of Bad (2024) · Apr 7, 2024

"Amélie" - Interview with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Amélie (2001) · Feb 14, 2024

"It’s a Wonderful Knife" - Interview with Screenwriter Michael Kennedy
It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) · Dec 22, 2023

"Shayda" - Interview with Film Director Noora Niasari
Shayda (2023) · Dec 13, 2023

"Dead Shot" - Interview with Directors Charles Guard and Thomas Guard
Dead Shot (2023) · Nov 2, 2023

"The Passenger" - Interview with Director Carter Smith
The Passenger (2026) · Sep 19, 2023

"Sympathy for the Devil" - Interview with Director Yuval Adler
Sympathy for the Devil (2023) · Aug 29, 2023

"Amanda" - Interview with Film Writer/Director Carolina Cavalli
Amanda (2022) · Aug 23, 2023

"Persian Lessons" - Interview with Film Director Vadim Perelman
Persian Lessons (2020) · Aug 18, 2023

"Cobweb" - Interview with Film Director Samuel Bodin
Cobweb (2023) · Aug 9, 2023

"Loves Gets a Room" - Interview with Film Director Rodrigo Cortés
Love Gets a Room (2021) · Jul 6, 2023

"The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster" - Interview with Film Director Bomani J. Story
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) · Jun 27, 2023

“The Wrath of Becky” - Interview with Directors Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote
The Wrath of Becky (2023) · Jun 17, 2023

“Giving Birth to a Butterfly” - Interview with Director and Co-Writer Theodore Schaefer
Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2023) · Jun 3, 2023

‘Joyland’' - Interview with Writer/Director Saim Sadiq
Joyland (2022) · May 1, 2023

'Paint' - Interview with Writer/Director Brit McAdams
Paint (2023) · Apr 20, 2023

"Wildflower" - Interview with Director Matt Smukler
The Wildflower (2022) · Apr 8, 2023

"Calvaire" - Interview with Filmmaker Fabrice du Welz
Calvaire (2005) · Mar 4, 2023

“See You Then” - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Mari Walker
See You Then (2022) · May 30, 2022
