Luxembourg’s official submission for the ‘Best International Feature’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 is Julie Schroell’s directorial debut River Tales, a documentary set in Nicaragua and focusing on a timely depiction of government corruption and colonialist tendencies regarding the region’s interoceanic passage. In my interview, Schroell touches upon the difficulty in making the years’ long feature, the connections with local members of the film community and her eventual plans to return to the region.
Video Interview: Julie Schroell – River Tales | Intl. Feature Film Entry for the 93rd Academy Awards
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