Marcus Mizelle interviews LA-based filmmaker Roxy Shih about her journey in the industry, what past films most inspired her ("The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", "The Shining"), and her latest film "Beacon" ahead of its World Premiere at Tribeca.
Marcus speaks with Mexico City filmmaker Santiago Maza about his film "State of Silence", Executive Produced by Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal, sharing insights on doc filmmaking and his appreciation for the Romanian doc "Collective".
Marcus speaks with Beirut-born Mira Shaib about her film "Arze", a Lebanese production that explores universal themes of family, abandonment, and societal issues. Mira discusses her World Premiere in Beijing and the film "2 Days 1 Night".
Marcus interviews Carlos Vargas from Berlin about his film "Hidden Era" ahead of its Tribeca premiere. They discuss the importance of the New York film scene and how his film is similar to the French movie "The Beautiful Troublemaker".
Marcus speaks with Swedish-born, Brooklyn-based Jean-Cosme Delaloye about his film "Desire: The Carl Craig Story", his early days as a reporter, and his transition into doc filmmaking, having been inspired by the doc "Tempestad" (2016).
George Sikharulidze joins Marcus from Tbilisi, Georgia to discuss his feature film "Panopticon", premiering at the prestigious 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, having been inspired by Francois Truffaut's "The 400 Blows".
Russian filmmaker Anja Kreis shares her perspectives on Russia, the allure of Hollywood, and the process of making her film 'The Alienated', which is premiering at Karlovy Vary, drawing inspiration from David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive'.
Bulgarian filmmaker Pavel Vesnakov discusses his film "Windless" ahead of Karlovy Vary, and shares his early film influences - "Taste of Cherry" by Abbas Kiarostami and "3 Iron" by Kim Ki-duk, which inspired him to pursue filmmaking.
Bruno Ankovic shares the techniques used in his new film "Celebration", which explores the cyclical nature of history and the challenges of portraying the passage of time. His cinema influences include Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon".
Nelicia Low discusses her film "Pierce", which just won the Best Director award at Karlovy Vary, and speaks on her past cinema inspirations which include Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution", and her experiences studying at Columbia University.
Ivana Gloria, the director of "Chlorophyll", which World Premiered at the Rome International Film Festival, shares her journey and challenges as a filmmaker, heavily inspired by the 2018 Swedish film "Border" from director Ali Abbasi.
Paolo Tizón speaks on his documentary "Night Has Come", which just won the Special Jury Award and the FIPRESCI (Critic) Award at Karlovy Vary, and his main inspiration for the film: "Beau Travail" by Claire Denis.
Zhengfan Yang discusses his film "Stranger" - his latest feature film comprised of 7 total takes, and shares his past cinema inspiration, "A One and a Two", the 2000 film by Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang.
Mumbai-based director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat talks about his kick-ass Lionsgate action film "Kill", and his journey into the film industry, from watching Indian action films on television as a child, and his love for James Cameron's "Aliens".
Ellie Foumbi, inspired by Andrea Arnold's "Red Road", speaks on her Independent Spirt Award-nominated "Our Father The Devil", now on the Criterion Channel following a premiere at last year's Venice International Film Festival.
Bálint Szimler talks about his feature film "Lesson Learned", which just premiered at the Locarno Fim Festival. The discussion also touches on the films that most inspired him - "Play" by Ruben Östlund and "Family Nest" by Béla Tarr.
Freddy Macdonald chats about his debut feature film 'Sew Torn', drawing inspiration from "Run Lola Run" and "No Country For Old Men". He speaks on the fortune of sitting with Joel Cohen, who encouraged him to turn his short into a feature.
Duong Dieu Linh discusses her journey into filmmaking and her fascination with the body horror genre ahead of her feature debut, having been inspired by "Possession", directed by Andrzej Zulawski and "Species" by Roger Donaldson.
Vincent Grashaw speaks on his new film "Bang Bang" starring Tim Blake Nelson, ahead of it's Deauville Film Festival screening following Locarno. Past inspiration includes Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler", and Spike Lee's "He Got Game".
