Tag: Gabriela Cartol

Interview: Lila Avilés – Tótem

Among the titles competing for the Golden Bear at the 2023 Berlinale, the sophomore feature by Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés brims with vitality. It...

Interview: Gabriela Cartol – The Chambermaid (La Camarista) | 2018 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival

In the film festival year of 2018, there were a pair of films hailing from Mexico that broached a text that relates to elitism,...

Off Set 2018 TIFF Portrait Series: The Chambermaid

This year's TIFF presented two portraits about Mexico's working class. We have Alfonso Cuaron's take and then we have theatre director turned filmmaker Lila...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...