Another must-watch doco at @mdffest: @InvisibleExtDoc! A rich, necessary and skillfully crafted documentary, by Steven Lawrence and Sarah Schenck, whom we were delighted to interview. Read the extensive and captivating interview now.
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"As Prescribed is about the millions of people around the world who have taken or are taking a benzodiazepine as prescribed only to discover that they were never adequately warned of the risks,โ director Holly Hardman told us. @mdffest@holly_hardman
#Cannes2023: โI rarely wanted to play a character as much as I wanted to play Sophia,โ actress Magalie Lรฉpine-Blondeau told us, about Monia Chokri's THE NATURE OF LOVE, playing at #UnCertainRegard. Read our deep interview: film-fest-report.com/home/cannes-20โฆ
#Cannes2023: Our interview with the cast of HOMECOMING by Catherine Corsini (in Competition) is out! Great conversation with Aรฏssatou Diallo Sagna, Suzy Bemba and Esther Gohourou. film-fest-report.com/home/cannes-20โฆ
#Cannes2023: โThe average woman I meet in my country (Canada) everyday is a free and powerful woman,โ director Monia Chokri told us, about how she wrote her new feature, THE NATURE OF LOVE, presented at #UnCertainRegard. film-fest-report.com/home/cannes-20โฆ
Best surprise out of Cannes so far is Weston Rizooli's RIDDLE OF FIRE. Plays like an American mid west Miyazaki. Formally brilliant, nodding to video games and RPGs. The shenanigans are non stop with wonderful performances by the children. #Cannes2023@Quinzaine
#Cannes2023: An emotional screening, a fun shoot with non-actors and a desire to portray adolescence in her native Walloon Region; read our interview with Paloma Sermon-Daรฏ, director of IT'S RAINING IN THE HOUSE, presented at @semainecannes. film-fest-report.com/home/cannes-20โฆ
#Cannes2023: "Corsica is a land of many colors and contrasts," director Catherine Corsini explained us, as we interviewed her about the making of HOMECOMING, presented in Competition at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. film-fest-report.com/home/cannes-20โฆ
#IFFBoston2023: DARLA IN SPACE entirely hinges its sci-fi plot on its absurd comedy, for better or for worse. Eric Laplante and Susie Moonโs feature directorial debut had its World Premiere at the 20th @IFFBoston. Read our review! film-fest-report.com/home/iff-bostoโฆ
#IFFBoston2023: RICEBOY SLEEPS, Anthony Shim's feature directorial debut, is a well-crafted and strongly-acted telling of a familiar Korean-Canadian immigration tale. It screened at the 20th @IFFBoston. Read our review! film-fest-report.com/home/iff-bostoโฆ