Yama Rahimi

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IONCINEMA.com's award guru Yama Rahimi is a San Francisco-based Afghan-American artist and filmmaker. Apart from being a contributing special feature writer for the site, he directed the short films Object of Affection ('03), Chori Foroosh ('06) and the feature length documentary film Afghanistan ('10). His top three of 2019 include: Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, Todd Phillips' Joker and Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse.

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Interview with Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale)

French auteur Arnaud Desplechin weaves a rich tapestry of pitch perfect performances for a collection of emotionally charged sequences in his latest film which curiously unfolds like a classic novel.

22nd AFI Fest: Interview with Elsa Zylberstein (I’ve Loved You So Long)

Unless you are a connoisseur of French cinema or very familiar with the filmography of Raoul Ruiz, for many of you there are good chances that the name and face of Elsa Zylberstein hardly rings a bell...

Interview: Philippe Claudel (I’ve Loved You So Long)

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Interview: Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York)

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31st Mill Valley Film Festival: Interview with Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky)

At the Mill Valley Film Festival this year, Brit filmmaker Mike Leigh’s latest film became the centerpiece as part of a tribute to thesp Sally Hawkins whose life won't be the same after the year-end award ceremonies have come and gone.

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