Tag: Maisam Ali

In Retreat | 2024 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Man of Constant Sorrow: Ali Explores the Network of Disconnection There’s an inescapable sense of mournfulness throughout Maisam Ali’s debut In Retreat, in which...

2024 Cannes Film Festival: Josh Mond, Camila Beltrán & Guillaume Brac Drop ACID

With the likes of Maciek Hamela's documentary In the Rearview and Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach's animated film Chicken for Linda!, 2023 turned out...

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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...

Interview: Lukas Dhont – Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Following the Grand Prix–winning Close, Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont...