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Revue
Post-screening Q&A: Boys State
Film critic Stephen A Russell is joined by the filmmakers behind Boys State: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss and their remarkable subject Steven Garza.
By Stephen A Russell | 16 Mar 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: She Dies Tomorrow
MIFF Ambassador Fayssal Bazzi talks to the film team for She Dies Tomorrow: director and writer Amy Seimetz and actor Kate Lyn Sheil.
By Fayssal Bazzi | 01 Mar 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Born to Be
Programmer Kate Jinx speaks to the team from MIFF 68½'s Born to Be, including director Tania Cypriano and two of the film’s subjects, Dr Jess Ting and Mahogany Phillips.
By MIFF Staff | 23 Feb 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Ema
MIFF Ambassador Justin Kurzel speaks to the director of Ema, Pablo Larraín, following his film’s screening as part of MIFF 68½.
By Justin Kurzel | 19 Jan 2021
MIFF Talks
MIFF Talks: Right Here, Right Now: Movements & Activism on Screen
In this MIFF Talks event, a panel of filmmakers, screen practitioners and critics discuss what it’s like to try and capture current movements, protests and political shifts on both the big and small screens.
By MIFF Staff | 12 Jan 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Mogul Mowgli
MIFF Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick speaks to Mogul Mowgli co-screenwriter and star Riz Ahmed following the film’s screening as part of MIFF 68½.
By MIFF Staff | 05 Jan 2021
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)
MIFF Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick speaks to Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) director Monica Zanetti and co-stars Sophie Hawkshaw and Zoe Terakes.
By MIFF Staff | 29 Dec 2020
MIFF Talks
MIFF Talks: Art of the Score: The Film Music of Jóhann Jóhannsson
A live presentation of the film-soundtrack podcast Art of the Score, dissecting the work of composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival, Last and First Men).
By Art of the Score | 22 Dec 2020
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Shirley
MIFF Programmer Kate Jinx speaks to the director of Shirley, Josephine Decker, following her film’s screening as part of MIFF 68½.
By MIFF Staff | 15 Dec 2020
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Paper Champions
MIFF Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick speaks to Paper Champions co-writer/actor Luke Saliba, co-producer/actor Erin Saliba and director Jo-Anne Brechin following their film’s screening as part of MIFF 68½.
By MIFF Staff | 08 Dec 2020
Interviews
Q&As
Post-screening Q&A: Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky
Artist and educator Nathalie McLean speaks to Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky’s Steven Oliver (presenter/co-writer) and Steven McGregor (director/co-writer) following their film’s screening as part of MIFF 68½.
By Nathalie McLean | 10 Nov 2020