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Interview: Riley Stearns – The Art of Self-Defense | 2019 American Film Festival in Wroclaw

A meek, introverted loner turns to karate as a way of coping with trauma after being violently attacked in Riley Stearns follow-up to 2014’s...

Top 50 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #42. Riley Stearns’ The Art of Self Defense

The Art of Self Defense Taking his sweet time in the post production process (filming took place in September of 2017 with Jesse Eisenberg in...

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #8. Riley Stearns – The Art of Self Defense

A sophomore film we thought might be ready for the 2018 campaign will walk and chop into 2019 instead with a distributor already in...

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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...