Video Interview: Péter Kerekes – 107 Mothers

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Slovakia’s official submission for the ‘Best International Feature’ category at the 94th Academy Awards is Péter Kerekes‘s 107 Mothers, which premiered at the 2021 Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti, picking up a Best Screenplay award . In anticipation of For Your Consideration screenings, I had the opportunity to converse with Kerekes, a documentarian making his feature narrative debut. Shot over several summers in an actual women’s prison in Odessa, Ukraine, Kerekes discusses his approach to the material and the origins of the narrative. While most of the cast consists of non-professional actors playing themselves, Kerekes shares his casting process for his lead protagonist, and the considerable editing process while also sharing details about upcoming projects.

Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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