Interviews

Interview: Kantemir Balagov

By Devika Girish

April 3, 2018

Heroes of our time: the director of Closeness discusses expressing his culture and developing a distinct visual style

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

Interview: Ishmael Reed

By Violet Lucca

March 30, 2018

Symbol of the unconquered: the Mumbo Jumbo author discusses Personal Problems, his newly restored video collaboration with Bill Gunn (and many others)

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

Berlin Interview: Lav Diaz

By Jordan Cronk

March 26, 2018

The singing detectives: the surrealist Season of the Devil takes on the horrors of a corrupt police state

SXSW Interview: PJ Raval

By Violet Lucca

March 21, 2018

Open season: the director of Come & Take It discusses the issues around the gun debate and the limits of our current political discourse

Interview: Khalik Allah

By Rooney Elmi

March 20, 2018

Songs from home: the director of Black Mother, in theaters March 8, dives into the contradictions of Jamaica

SXSW Interview: Eugene Kotlyarenko

By Violet Lucca

March 16, 2018

It me, fam: the droll and biting Wobble Palace takes on our addled digital culture

SXSW Interview: Lauren Greenfield

By Violet Lucca

March 15, 2018

No free rides: the renowned photographer discusses her latest documentary, Generation Wealth, which traces our obsession with money and beauty over the past 25 years

Interview: Ashley McKenzie

By Nick Pinkerton

March 7, 2018

The panic in Cape Breton: the writer/director of Werewolf discusses how she made the vicious cycle of addiction emotionally accessible