Tag: 2025 Doha Film Festival
Interview: Hasan Hidi – The President’s Cake
Earlier this year, first-time filmmaker Hasan Hadi arrived in Cannes, conquered the Croisette landing the coveted Caméra d'Or prize and the newly minted Directors'...
Interview: Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab
When I was actively watching Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating The Voice of Hind Rajab (read review), it reminded me Alejandro González Iñárritu's short film...
Interview: Annemarie Jacir – Palestine 36
With her sweeping and ambitious fourth feature, Palestine 36, Annemarie Jacir gives emotional weight to the history books, excavating the roots of nearly a...
Interview: Arab Nassar – Once Upon a Time in Gaza
Over the course of their three feature films, Gaza-born filmmaker twins Tarzan and Arab Nassar have built a body of cinema rooted in the...
Interview: Tawfeek Barhom – I’m Glad You’re Dead Now (Short)
From Tarik Selah's Boy from Heaven (2022) to the recent Jonathan Millet's Ghost Trail (2024), Tawfeek Barhom has the kind of face that stays...
Interview: Ali Asgari – Divine Comedy
Sometimes, in a landscape where censorship and endless approvals are the norm, following your creative instincts means thinking differently and finding ways to work...
Interview: Jihan K. – My Father and Qaddafi
Selected Out of Competition for the Venice Film Festival, My Father and Qaddafi digs into repressed memories, collective feelings and brick by brick forging...
Interview: Producer Rodrigo Teixeira – Sotomayor’s ‘La Perra’, Naishtat’s ‘Glaxo’, Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’
For over two decades, Rodrigo Teixeira has been a cornerstone of international auteur cinema, building a reputation as a producer with a discerning eye...
