Tag: George Amponsah

The Hard Stop | 2015 TIFF Review

Prior to the outrage manifested within the 'I Can't Breathe' movement in the wake of several high profile murders of unarmed black men by...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: George Amponsah’s Down by Law

Garnering fund and lab support on both sides of the Atlantic, Down By Law has been tailored with BFI coin support and with the...

Amponsah’s Down By Law & Sandilands/McNicol’s Uncertain Make Sundance Institute 2014 Documentary Edit and Story Labs Cut

Not all docu films that make the cut into the Sundance Institute's Documentary Edit and Story Labs are fortunate enough to then land a coveted...

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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...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...