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Interview with Ezequiel Salinas and Ramiro Sonzini, co-directors of Mi Última Aventura (My Last Adventure)
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Ezequiel-Salinas-and-Ramiro-Sonzini-co-directors-of-Mi

A poor young man decides to cease to be so, and along with his friend, he tries to flee with a bag full of money from his boss. The last night in his hometown is the two friend’s review, in the form of a farewell, of the places, the emotion and the songs that marked their lives. What was the starting point of the film? The starting point was partly a preliminary work by Ezequiel Salinas, Adieu à la nuit, where a mysterious character rides his moped through the night. In this short film, (...) #Clermont_FF

Revisiting 2017 ! The Art Of Loving / Get Out
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Coco Green and Ola Magdziarek review a couple of cinematic highlights from 2017: Maria Sadowska’s The Art Of Loving, which tells the story of Polish sexologist Michalina Wislocka who fought for her book to be published in the late 1970s, and Jordan Peele’s Get Out, in which Daniel Kaluuya’s African American Chris Washington visits his white girlfriend’s parents. A series of bizarre, unsettling events ensues. ‘The Art of Loving’ (Sztuka Kochania), Poland 2016, Dir. Maria Sadowskav Ola Magdziarek (...) #Features

Interview with Annette Westwood, director of This Little Girl
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Annette-Westwood-director-of-This-Little-Girl

A mother with a substance misuse issue, has to prove herself on her path to recovery, to prevent her child from being taken away from her and placed into care. We chat here with director Annette Westwood. Where did the idea come from? Can you tell us a bit about your relationship or collaboration with Trevi? THIS LITTLE GIRL was inspired by the amazing work of Trevi, a women’s & children’s charity & their unique residential rehabilitation centre. Their centre is one of the last of (...) #Shorts

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Q&A with Philip Ilson, director of the London Short Film Festival
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Q-A-with-Philip-Ilson-director-of-the-London-Short-Film-Festival

More Q&As! As Coco Green gets stuck in the final chapters of her PhD, we take a break from our usual format to publish Q&As and whatever audio output we fancy. To mark our partnership with the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival and celebrate short films, we had a chat with Philip Ilson, founder and director of the London Short Film Festival, and film programmer (for the BFI London Film Festival, amongst others) . We talk about film clubs in the 1990s, the festival’s early (...) #Podcast

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Interview wih Katherine Propper, director of Birds
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-wih-Katherine-Propper-director-of-Birds

Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers in the heat of Texas summer. How was Birds born? I wanted to make this film, in part, to explore my creative process. My last short film involved a local community of young people whom I spent time with and worked with to make a film about their world. Birds expands on that approach more deeply. This film is more improvised, more off-the-cuff and observational, blurring the lines of doc and narrative in a way that was new for me. It was also my way (...) #Clermont_FF

▻https://www.katherine-propper.com/birds

Q&A with Rich Lucano, aka Phondupe
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Q-A-with-Rich-Lucano-aka-Phondupe

We sent a bunch of questions to ambient music maestro Phondupe, who kindly recorded his answers. We thought we’d upload the audio as part of our #Podcast while we’re on a short break from our usual format! The written article is here. Podcast

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Q&A with Rich Lucano, aka Phondupe
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Q-A-with-Rich-Lucano-aka-Phondupe-732

Phondupe is the musical outfit of Sydney artist Rich Lucano. His ambient tunes and evocative soundscapes found quite a following amongst restless, locked-in listeners during Covid. His masterful sampling of everyday sounds picked up during his many travels lends itself particularly well to visual art. In fact, as a bit of a film buff, he is looking into pivoting towards film soundtracks. You’ve travelled extensively and have drawn on the places you’ve been to to create and shape your music. (...) #Screen_Extra

Interview with Sander Joon, director of Sierra
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Sander-Joon-director-of-Sierra

Parents often push their children to follow their steps. In this case, the father’s obsession with the rally turns the kid into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director’s childhood, Sierra takes us into the surreal car racing world. What inspired you to make Sierra, an animation film that deals with the pressures parents can put on their children? After talking to my friends and acquaintances I found that the pressure from their parents to choose the “right career” is quite common. (...) #Clermont_FF

Q&A with Andrea Brusa, director of Le Voci Sole (Lonely Voices)
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Q-A-with-Andrea-Brusa-director-of-Le-Voci-Sole-Lonely-Voices

Following a spate of successful shorts - the excellent Magic Alps caught our attention at Clermont-Ferrand - Italian filmmaking duo Andrea Brusa and Marco Scotuzzi, and regular collaborator producer Andrea Italia, are back, this time with their first feature film, which is currently touring festivals. We talk to Andrea Brusa about Le Voci Sole (Lonely Voices): One family’s life goes haywire at the start of the pandemic as the matriarch-now without her steady housekeeper income-encounters a (...) #Features

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Interview with Geordy Couturiau, director of La Flûte enchantée [The Magic Flute]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Geordy-Couturiau-director-of-La-Flute-enchantee-The-Ma

While he is overwhelmed by his debts and coping with his dying mother, Arnaud meets Momo, a magician from his neighborhood with unusual and mischievous behavior. This meeting will not ward off bad luck, quite the contrary. But perhaps the discovery of an old flute may be the solution to all their problems and change their destiny? Tell us a bit about Momo and Arnaud. Are they based on people you know in real life? The character Arnaud gets his name from a close friend of mine, Arnaud (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Janloup Bernard, director of J’avais un camarade [I Had a Comrade]
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Upon his arrival at a prestigious military high school, Woyzeck, an officer’s son, meets Bakary, a student from a modest background with whom he will share a room. During a night of integration, the two boys will try to find their place in the Family, a group of influential students. Why did you choose a military school as the setting for your story? Is it an environment that you know well? In my previous short films, I have already explored exclusively male environments. In choosing a (...) #Clermont_FF

Our Picks + Crooklyn
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We’re back!! We took a couple of months’ break for me to get over the chaos of the first few weeks of having a newborn (my second - still chaotic!). We’re delighted to have Akua Gyamfi join us this week to discuss her work and her top picks. Akua is the founder of The British Blacklist, as well as co-creator of The Circle, which is relevant to our discussion. 🎙️ mydy.link/podcast Support us: 💷 ko-fi.com/mydy Subscribe for offers at: mydy.link/subscribe 🎧 (...) #Podcast

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Interview with Simon London, director of That Workman’s Arm
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Simon-London-director-of-That-Workman-s-Arm

What motivated you to tell the story of these two characters? What did you want to explore through their relationship? I was interested in telling a story about understanding. I wanted to bring two characters together who might see each other in a unique and forgiving way, even though they have been pitted against each other by a situation they didn’t create. It’s an exploration of human connection despite circumstance and the vulnerabilities we all have. I’m also really interested in the (...) #Clermont_FF

THE CHARM OF THE SWARM - WORLD WIDE WIKIPEDIA
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The internet giant Wikipedia just turned 20. We take a look at its background and the future of the online encyclopaedia. Louis Christie reviews Maria Teresa Curzio 2021’s documentary. Now in its third decade, Wikipedia faces some complex questions. What role can robots play in writing and regulating articles? Can automated translation help save indigenous languages? What are the implications for an online encyclopaedia when nine in ten contributors are men? In a world where data is the (...) #Features

▻https://www.newdocs.de/the-charm-of-the-swarm

Interview with Bill Morrison, director of Her Violet Kiss
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Bill-Morrison-director-of-Her-Violet-Kiss

A woman attends a party where she is observed by and finally meets a mysterious guest. From which material did you build up Her Violet Kiss? Her Violet Kiss sources material from a lost German film, Liebeshölle (1928), directed by Wiktor Biegnaski and Carmine Gallone, and which was released in the USA as Pawns of Passion in 1929. I was working with the only known surviving copy of the film, which was a 35mm nitrate print of the American version. Michael Montes created the score. Why did (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann, directors of Somleng Reatrey [Sound of the Night]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Chanrado-Sok-and-Kongkea-Vann-directors-of-Somleng-Rea

Vibol and his brother Kea sell noodles on a motorized cart every night on the streets of Phnom Penh. They often face troublesome threats from gangsters and thieves, even if these very people are their only customers. As the city is growing around them, they consider their unstable income and imagine a different future. Kongkea Vann, can you tell us a bit about your inspirations and the story behind Somleng Reatrey? First, I met Chanrado Sok, who is the co-director of Somleng Reatrey. He (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Maythem Ridha, director of Ali and His Miracle Sheep
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Maythem-Ridha-director-of-Ali-and-His-Miracle-Sheep

Guided by his grandmother’s haunting Sumerian lament, 9-year-old orphaned mute Ali takes his favourite sheep for sacrifice. Over a 400km journey they bear witness to the beauty and unravel the ills of Iraq. Can both boy and sheep survive the hardship and accept their fate? A lyrical tale about the loss of childhood against the harsh realities of adult life. How did you come across Ali and learn about his fate? In 2018, I was shooting in Iraq an ongoing film and photography passion project (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Daniel Cook, director of The Bayview
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Daniel-Cook-director-of-The-Bayview

On the North East Coast of Scotland, an extraordinary family have turned the previously derelict Bayview hotel into a place of respite for international fishermen when they come to land. This film is a glimpse into this unlikely home and the transient guests who pass through it. Tell us more about the Bayview. How did you come across the place? How familiar are you with the area? The Bayview sits on the edge of a traditional fishing village called Macduff in the North East Coast of (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Dania Bdeir, director of Warsha
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Dania-Bdeir-director-of-Warsha

A crane operator working in a construction site in Beirut, finds his freedom when he is away from everyone’s eyes. How did you come up with the character? Is he based on someone you know? In 2017, I was sitting on my balcony in Lebanon overlooking all of Beirut and I saw a man standing on top of one of the tallest construction cranes. I was afraid thinking the man was going to jump. It all looked so dangerous and unsafe. As he kneeled down and put his forehead to the floor, I realized that (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Étienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur, co-directors of Les Larmes de la Seine [Seine’s Tears]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Yanis-Belaid-Eliott-Benard-Nicolas-Mayeur-Etienne-Moul

17 October 1961, “Algerian workers” get down the streets to manifest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture. Was the choice to focus on the demonstration of 17 October 1961 generally agreed upon, or was it the subject of discussion within the group? As we were discussing what sort of film we were going to make, Yanis proposed the idea of a film on that event. What struck him was that most of us had no idea about the event, even though it’s a piece of our country’s (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Dania Reymond-Boughenou, director of Constellation de la Rouguière [Constellation]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Dania-Reymond-Boughenou-director-of-Constellation-de-l

Residents of La Rouguière talk about their life in this unique district of Marseille which welcomed returnees from Algeria in 1962. As they testify, they summon the memories of a memory haunted by history and by loss of loved ones. Where did your desire to make a film about the Rouguière neighborhood in Marseille come from? That part of Marseille comes out of a very specific context: 1962 when Algeria gained its freedom. At that moment, the repatriates from the war became la Rouguière’s (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Gina Kippenbroeck, director of Ensom Cowgirl [Lonely Cowgirl]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Gina-Kippenbroeck-director-of-Ensom-Cowgirl-Lonely-Cow

Alone in her apartment, Liv is counting the days until she is reunited with the woman she loves. Accompanied by her audio-tapes, she thinks back on her relationship as the solitude slowly begins to test her mental strength. How was Ensom cowgirl born? It started with a feeling and a mood, more than an actual plot or idea for a character. During a long and dark Copenhagen winter, I moved into a new apartment which had a quite dystopian view from the living room window. I did most of my (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Olive Nwosu, director of Egúngún [Masquerade]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Olive-Nwosu-director-of-Egungun-Masquerade

On the day of the Egúngún festival, Salewa returns to Lagos to bury her Mother. At the funeral, she encounters an acquaintance who forces her to confront old wounds. Egungun is a meditation on memory, identity and duty, on the many versions of ourselves that haunt and heal us. How was Egúngún born? Egúngún was born from a desire to investigate my own feelings about the idea of “Home”. As a wanderer, who has lived in many identities, this is a question I often grapple with: this sense of (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Émilie Pigeard, co-director of Babičino Seksualno Življenje [Granny’s Sexual Life]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Emilie-Pigeard-co-director-of-Babicino-Seksualno-Zivlj

Four old women reflect on their memories when they were young and how different the relationships between men and women were back then. Their voices merge into one single voice, that of the grandmother Vera, who tells her story in proper detail. A trip into grandmother’s youth and the memories of her intimate life illustrate the status of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century. How did the idea of asking old women to speak about their sex life come to you and Urška? How did (...) #Clermont_FF

Interview with Vincent Le Port, director of La Marche de Paris à Brest [Walking from Paris to Brest]
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Interview-with-Vincent-Le-Port-director-of-La-Marche-de-Paris-a-Brest

In 1927, filmmaker Oskar Fischinger traveled for three weeks along the side roads between Munich and Berlin, filming frame by frame the people he met along the way and the places he passed through. In 2020, the director did a remake of this film during a month-long walk between Paris and Brest. What led you to give this film an “old-fashioned” effect, bringing it closer to your inspiration Walking from Munich to Berlin by Oskar Fischinger, with this series of short shots interspersed with (...) #Clermont_FF