Interviews An interview with Pedro Cabeleira about Damned Summer, winner of LocarnoWorld Cinema Reports' Editors08/10/2017
Charles Burnett "Namibia" Premieres at the 2007 LAFFBy Diane Sippl07/04/200712 Mins Read Lauded as one of America’s most gifted filmmakers, Charles Burnett has just completed his largest film ever, Namibia: The Struggle…
The Pope, the ManBy Bijan Tehrani06/28/20077 Mins Read Cinema Without Borders: Your performance playing Pope in The Pope, The Man is magical, how did you achieve such a…
"Owl and the Sparrow" 2007 Los Angeles Film FestivalBy Diane Sippl06/19/200713 Mins Read Owl and the Sparrow is a tiny tale, as low-to-the-ground as the little girl who searches for a family she…
An interview with Rena OwenBy Tobe R. Roberts06/18/20076 Mins Read I had the pleasure of first viewing Rena’s powerful film, “Once Were Warriors”, at the famous Angelika theatre in the…
Cinema at Goethe-Institut Los AngelesBy Bijan Tehrani05/29/20077 Mins Read Bernd Desinger was born in 1962 in Oberhausen, Germany. He studied German language and literature, History, Psychology and Film. Bernd…
"Life Is All About Friends" at the 2007 IFFLABy Diane Sippl05/26/200711 Mins Read For his fourth feature film, Life Is All About Friends (UNNI), a French/British/Indian co-production of Patou Films, Flying Elephant Films,…
Jan Cvitkovia talks about Gravehopping, Winner of CWB Critics AwardBy Bijan Tehrani05/08/20079 Mins Read Pero, the main character in Gravehopping, is an intelligent man in his mid-thirties. He uses his considerable talent as a…
An interview with Chris Eyre: "It is about the personal vision"By Tobe R. Roberts05/03/20075 Mins Read For a portion of his film career, Native American Director/Producer Chris Eyre made his mark in New York City, as…
An interview with James Ulmer about international CinemaBy Bijan Tehrani05/02/200712 Mins Read A contributing writer for The New York Times, James Ulmer’s 20-year journalistic career has included eight years as international editor…
A Kiss on the nose, an interview with Laura Neri and Azita GhanizadaBy Bijan Tehrani04/29/200715 Mins Read In “A Kiss on the Nose”, when Chiara’s distant father Romano dies, she is left to try and figure out…