INTERVIEWS

Conversations, chats, and critical thoughts with filmmakers and all those involved with the moving image.

Directors Ivan Leung (right) and Harrison Xu of 'Extremely Unique Dynamic'
'This interview is a meta extension of the film': Ivan Leung and Harrison Xu on 'Extremely Unique Dynamic'
QUEER EAST 2025: The long-time friends and now directors offer a look into what they really wanted to create, as filmmakers, in their riotous comedic debut feature.
A still from Kani Lapuerta's "Niñxs".
'The film was a reclamation of this right to imagine our lives, our stories': Kani Lapuerta on 'Niñxs'
VISIONS DU RÉEL 2025: Mexican filmmaker Kani Lapuerta shares his experience of spending eight years bringing us into the joyous world of Karla, a young trans girl living in a town outside of Mexico City.
Left to right: Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon, directors of 'Night Stage'
'It's important to us that desire wins': Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher on 'Night Stage'
BFI FLARE 2025: The Brazilian writer-director duo talks performance, life's perpetual push-and-pulls, and provoking the audience's horniness in their erotic thriller.
'Outerlands' writer-director Elena Oxman
'In my experience of writing and filmmaking, a lot comes from the gut': Elena Oxman on 'Outerlands'
BFI FLARE 2025: The US writer-director explores the origins of her debut feature’s nonbinary central character, finding the nostalgic and sacred through screens and music, and creating a sort of cinematic infinity mirror.
Marco Berger, writer-director of 'The Astronaut Lovers'
'We’re going to talk about being gay; we’re going to talk about relationships, sex, everything': Marco Berger on 'The Astronaut Lovers'
BFI FLARE 2025: The Argentinian writer-director takes us into the ideas behind his latest feature, including his desire to make a film inspired by the traditions of classic romantic comedies and composing each shot like a painting.
Alexis Langlois, director of 'Queens of Drama'
'It's a film about how difficult it can be for queer people to love in a world that doesn't love them': Alexis Langlois on 'Queens of Drama'
BFI FLARE 2025: The French filmmaker speaks on their campy, vibrant, and delightfully spectacular debut feature, a musical following the romance between two musical divas through tumultuous decades.
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