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Devika Girish

ND/NF Interview: Valérie Massadian

By Devika Girish
April 2, 2018
No patience: the director of Milla and Nana speaks in praise of watching people live their lives, and crafting a cinema to match

ND/NF Interview: Stephen Loveridge

By Devika Girish
March 29, 2018
Auto-focus: Matangi/Maya/M.I.A reexamines the intertwined political and personal background of the outspoken musical artist

Out of This World

By Devika Girish
February 24, 2018
Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther envisions an alternate future for a troubled genre and a troubling reality, pointing the way toward more political, playful science fiction

Review: The Insult

By Devika Girish
December 20, 2017
(Ziad Doueiri, Country/Distributor: France/Lebanon/Belgium/USA, Cohen Media Group, Opening January 12)

Short Take: The Other Side of Hope

By Devika Girish
November 3, 2017
(Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, Janus Films, Opening December 1)

ND/NF Interview: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

By Devika Girish
March 21, 2017
The hitchhikers: the Indian director of Sexy Durga discusses the feminist issues raised by his harrowing road thriller

ND/NF Interview: Nele Wohlatz

By Devika Girish
March 20, 2017
More than words: the director of The Future Perfect discusses filmmaking language and making film in another language

Short Take: Arrival

By Devika Girish
November 3, 2016
(Denis Villeneuve, USA, Opening November 11)