A Smothering Embrace: ‘The Holy Boy’ (2025) by Paolo Strippoli
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The young Italian filmmaker moulds a new face for folk horror in his newest work, which ties the monstrous to the act of repression.
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‘I’m on the side of making films where being queer isn’t a big deal’: Matthias Lintner on ‘My Boyfriend the Fascist’
ONE WORLD PRAGUE 2026: The Bolzano-born director shares his own journey of political self-questioning in his highly reflexive new documentary, exploring the relationship between himself and his Cuban-born partner.
‘There’s another way possible’: Gianluca Matarrese on ‘GEN_’
SUNDANCE 2025: The Italian documentarian shared his insights into the making of his new film, who traverses a huge spectrum of patient cases to showcase the very real examples of a more compassionate healthcare system.