Interviews

ND/NF Interview: Pascale Breton

March 22, 2016

La Comédie humaine: the director of Suite Armoricaine talks about her punk rock past and infusing her films with a sense of painterly depth

ND/NF Interview: Omer Fast

By Clara Miranda Scherffig

March 21, 2016

Total recall: the gallery artist adapts the mindbending Tom McCarthy novel for his first theatrical feature

Jeff Nichols on Midnight Special

By Daniel Eagan

March 21, 2016

The filmmaker discusses telling stories inside the studio system—and surviving audience feedback cards

Interview: Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis & Lisa Kjerulff

By Violet Lucca

March 21, 2016

After-school special: the director and co-writers of The Fits talking about getting into rhythm with their sui generis film about young dancers

ND/NF Interview: Kirsten Johnson

By Sam Adams

March 18, 2016

Afterimages: the director of Cameraperson on documentary ethics and understanding trauma

ND/NF Interview: Kris Avedisian

By Alejandro Veciana

March 18, 2016

No place like home: the director of Donald Cried discusses crafting the definitive terrible friend from high school and sustaining painfully awkward humor

ND/NF Interview: Zhao Liang

By Michael Guarneri and Jin Wang

March 17, 2016

Beast of burden: Chinese industry and labor get a monumental canvas in Zhao Liang's infernal nonfiction film

ND/NF Interview: Babak Anvari

By Yonca Talu

March 16, 2016

Revolutionary spirit: the director of the semi-autobiographical, Polanski-influenced Under the Shadow discusses channeling the horrors of war

ND/NF Interview: Federico Veiroj

By José Teodoro

March 15, 2016

Doubts and murmurs: the director of The Apostate talks about his own religious upbringing and the similarities between the Catholic church and NSA

Interview: Trey Edward Shults

By José Teodoro

March 14, 2016

Prodigal mother: the director of Krisha discusses his high-tension family drama and learning by doing with Terrence Malick