Esra Saydam and Nisan Dag co-wrote and co-directed Across the Sea. They met and trained in the US but they returned to their home country of Turkey to make this, their first feature. They talk about the hurdles they had to overcome and how they got started. Continue reading
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“A big producer once said to me I would never be a director because I’m too nice”
Gail Harvey has been working as a director in Canada for 26 years; both in TV and film. She brought her latest low budget feature Looking is the Original Sin to the Raindance Film Festival ahead of its upcoming release. She took a break from promotion to share some of her insider knowledge. Continue reading
The Word
Lila (Eliza Rycembel) is a schoolgirl in love; but her boyfriend Janek (Mateusz Wieclawek) has betrayed her with another girl. Seeking revenge Lila puts in motion a chain of events that cannot be stopped leading to terrifying consequences. Continue reading
Living Dolls
Veteran documentary maker Maureen Judge presents us with a film which follows 5 doll collectors from different places, of different ages and who collect very different dolls. Continue reading
The Quiet Hour
Dakota Blue Richards plays Sarah, a young girl trying to survive in the aftermath of an alien invasion with her blind brother Tom (Jack McMullen). Into their lives comes Jude (Karl Davies) a man looking for sanctuary being chased by a group of pursuers who are after revenge and more. Continue reading
Obvious Child
Donna (Jenny Slate) is a late 20s stand-up comic with a day job in a bookstore, the film begins with her boyfriend dumping her in the toilets of the bar she does her routines in. As part of her recovery she at some point does the natural thing; gets drunk with a nice looking bloke (Max played with wry face pulling by Jake Lacey) and has a one night stand. Continue reading
Little Birds OST
Little Birds was Elgin James’ first screenplay and it was accepted into both the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and the Sundance Directors Lab. In 2009, James was awarded a Time Warner Fellowship Grant as well as an Annenberg Feature Film Fellow Grant. He was recently named as one of Ioncinema.com’s “American New Wave 25”, in addition to being selected as one of Variety’s 2011 “Directors to Watch.” Continue reading
Smells like a lot of sweaty palms – Exam
This is a pacey thriller that does not disappoint in terms of suspense. It is set in the near future and deals with all too real issues. Gripping throughout the ensemble cast of varying abilities bring Stuart Hazeldine’s script to life in this tense home grown film. Continue reading
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