Tag: Naomi Despres

Interview: Alireza Khatami – The Things You Kill

For his second feature film, Toronto-based Alireza Khatami tackles masculinity, shame, and the violence passed down through generations. A haunting, psychologically layered drama that...

The Things You Kill | Review

A Poison Tree: Khatami Deconstructs the Psychoses of Patriarchy For his third feature, Iranian American director Alireza Khatami formulates a powerful psychodrama unspooling through the...

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #52. Matt Aselton – Lying and Stealing

You'd been forgiven if you've forgotten the name of Matt Aselton who, a decade earlier, made his directorial debut with Gigantic - a film...

Video: Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie | 2018 Sundance Film Festival

The '18 edition of Sundance stood as a breakout year in terms of women taking ownership of material. We could cite several projects where...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #73. Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie

Lizzie Craig William Macneill's got his debut with 2015’s The Boy (read review) and it wasn't that much more time after that he landed into...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie

Originally this had helmer Pieter Van Hees set to direct, but this would become Craig William Macneill's sophomore film instead. Filming on Lizzie took place in...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #100. Michael Cuesta’s Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger Director: Michael Cuesta Writer: Peter Landesman Producers: Pamela Abdy, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner, Scott Stuber U.S. Distributor: Focus Features Cast: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael...

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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...

Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden

In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers...

Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza

Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with...

Fjord | Review

Uncanny Valley: Mungiu Explores Liberated Prisons Totalitarian mentality is driven...