Feature Tag Archive

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN364: Philippe Faucon Contemplates the Loneliness of Economic Migration in French Drama ‘Amin’

Philippe Faucon discusses the integral role non-actors played in bringing authenticity to his story of economic separation and loneliness, 'Amin'.

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Documentary

“We Were Not The Part”: Pondering the Importance of The Go-Betweens

Neil Fox ponders the legacy of seminal Australian indie rock band The Go-Betweens as presented through the lens of Kriv Stenders' new feature documentary.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN363: Sara Colangelo Tracks a Destructive Spiral of Obsession in Feature Thriller ‘The Kindergarten Teacher’

Sara Colangelo joins us to discuss her process for working with actors, the advantages of a Netflix release and why directing shouldn't be a dictatorship.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN362: A Troubled Imposter Tries to Find Her Way Home in Christina Choe’s Psychodrama ‘Nancy’

DN speaks to Christina Choe about her debut psychodrama 'Nancy' and the difficulties of bringing stories led by complex female protagonists to screen.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN361: Erik Poppe Forces Us to Experience Norway’s Terror Attack First Hand in One-Shot Feature ‘Utøya – July 22’

DN speaks to director Erik Poppe about the moral and cinematic considerations which led him to recreate Norway's Utøya tragedy in a gruelling single shot.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

A Roundup of the 62nd London Film Festival

Director Alex Barrett runs through the highlights of his 53 film strong London Film Festival viewing experience, from new gems to unearthed classics.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN360: London Film Festival 2018 – Female Filmmaker Panel

LFF Female Filmmaker panellists discuss the gender barriers they overcame to make their films and strategies to level the filmmaking playing field for all.

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Documentary, Music Video, Podcasts

DN359: Matthew Jones Charts the Rise, Fall & Redemption of James Lavelle in ‘The Man from Mo’Wax’

Matthew Jones takes DN through the hurdles he surmounted to bring the story of seminal record label Mo'Wax and its driven owner James Lavelle to screen.

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Live Action

A Violent Boxer Finds Salvation in a Vicious Thai Prison in Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’

Jean-Stephane Sauvaire talks to DN about 'A Prayer Before Dawn' the true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand’s most notorious jails.

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Documentary, Music Video

“Now you need to load the dishwasher” – How Christine Franz Captured the Electric Rise of Sleaford Mods

Neil Fox talks to Christine Franz about her electrifying documentary 'Bunch of Kunst' which charts the rise of English electronic punk duo Sleaford Mods.

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Documentary, Music Video

Learning What Story To Tell: An Interview With Caroline Richards About The Parkinsons & Music Documentaries

Neil Fox speaks to Caroline Richards about her smart, moving and nostalgic in the right ways music documentary 'The Parkinsons: A Long Way To Nowhere'.

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Live Action

Xavier Legrand Throws Open the Closed Doors of Domestic Abuse in Award Winning Debut Feature ‘Custody’

DN speaks to award winning director Xavier Legrand about his harrowing depiction of family breakdown and domestic abuse in potent debt feature 'Custody'.

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