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Revue
Yorgos Lanthimos, Nikos Nikolaidis and the tradition of Greek shock cinema
MIFF Critics Campus participant Kai Perrignon takes a look at the beginnings of the Greek "weird wave" that paved the way for Yorgos Lanthimos
A Life Unsaved: an Interview with Sotiris Dounoukos
In the final Critics Campus 2016 article, participant Doosie Morris talks true crime, vulnerability, and community with Joe Cinque’s Consolation director Sotiris Dounoukos.
Movements in the Desert: an Interview with Celia Rowlson-Hall
Critics Campus 2016 participant Jessica Ellicott discusses virtuous women, the language of dance, and wanting to be Jesus with Ma director Celia Rowlson-Hall.
Aquarius, Four Ways
Critics Campus 2016 participants Aimee Knight, Tanya Farley, Isabella McNeill, and Ella Donald review Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius.
Emotional Mapping: an Interview with Kim A Snyder
Critics Campus 2016 participant Isabella McNeill talks tragedy, trauma, and recovery with Newtown director Kim A Snyder.
Show You the World: an Interview with Roger Ross Williams
Critics Campus 2016 participant Aimee Knight chats with Life, Animated director Roger Ross Williams about Disney, autism, and diversity.
Searching for Monsieur Mayonnaise: a Conversation with Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora
Critics Campus 2016 participant Andréas Giannopoulos discusses humour, hummus and the Holocaust with Monsieur Mayonnaise filmmakers Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora.
The Low Down on Down Under: An Interview with Abe Forsythe
Critics Campus 2016 participant Tanya Farley grills director Abe Forsythe about his comedic skewering of the 2005 Cronulla riots, Down Under.
Girl Asleep From Stage to Screen: an Interview with Rosemary Myers
Critics Campus 2016 participant Ella Donald talks to Rosemary Myers about Girl Asleep's journey from the theatre to celluloid.
Kate Plays Christine, Four Ways
Critics Campus 2016 participants Jessica Ellicott, Doosie Morris, Andréas Giannopoulos and Dominic Barlow review Robert Greene's Kate Plays Christine.
A Frame Can Be a Cage: Animals on Screen at MIFF 2016
Critics Campus 2016 participant Aimee Knight examines the relationship between humans and animals in three MIFF 2016 films.