Category: Interview
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Dayna Reggero on her poetic journey with ‘Earth • People • Words’
One of 20 films in competition at the 4th Femme Filmmakers Festival is Earth • People • Words, a documentary short drawing it’s inspiration from…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Sanna Lenken talks to Filmotomy about her moving debut feature My Skinny Sister
In 2015, Swedish filmmaker, Sanna Lenken, invited us to see her debut film, My Skinny Sister. You’ve not heard of it? Shame on you. An…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Kimmy Gatewood Speaks to Filmotomy on Creating ‘Control’
Suicide is not the first subject matter than springs to mind when you think of a comedy film, but director Kimmy Gatewood doesn’t shy away…
Festival Cinephilia Interview: Mack and the Movies
So I had the good fortune to speak to Mackenzie Lambert, the man behind the podcast Mack & the Movies, as part of this fundraising…
Festival Cinephilia Interview: Calum Cooper Movie Reviews
So this guy does exactly what it says on the tin. I spoke to Calum Cooper about his fascination with movies, and of course, his…
Arrival: Exclusive Interview with Director Aurora Fearnley and Composer Mike Ladouceur on the New Sci-Fi Short 'Pulsar'
At last year’s Femme Filmmakers Festival, the short sci-fi film from Aurora Fearnley, Pulsar, was on the out-of-competition line-up pre-release. Now, the brilliant little movie…
Exclusive Interview with director Pablo Bryant on Mr Fish
Earlier this year, we were delighted to review the excellent documentary Mr Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End. The documentary followed the career of the…
Ashley Tabatabai Talks Big Business with his new Short Film, The Interview
“Trust me” is the first phrase we hear from our off-screen protagonist, Joseph, played by writer and producer, Ashley Tabatabai. Entirely set in a small,…
LFF Exclusive – Utøya: July 22 Director Erik Poppe and Actress Andrea Berntzen talk to Filmotomy
After watching Utøya: July 22, the Norwegian film (Utøya 22. juli), not the Paul Greengrass one, I had the simple privilege of feeling alive. My recovery,…
Interview – Half The Picture director Amy Adrion talks to Filmotomy
Exclusive interview with director of Half the Picture, Amy Adrion. With the release of her insightful, essential documentary, Adrion was kind enough to speak to…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Interview: Morgan Gruer Mixes Animation With Live Action
The Maya Deren Short Film Innovation Prize — WINNER — Morgan Gruer – “for excellent, emotive hand-drawn animation with Reflections, and incorporating her vibrant talent…
Femme Filmmakers Festival: Nora Twomey Shares the Making of the Masterful Animation The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner, from Irish director Nora Twomey (I love Song of the Sea), is a rich, vibrant tapestry following the small footsteps of a girl…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Interview: Kati Egely Brings the Beauty of Nature to Animation Film
Kati Egely’s second short film in competition at the Femme Filmmakers Festival, Alegría / Euphoria, tickles the senses from the outset. An owl hoots, the foot-tapping…
Femme Filmmakers Festival: Daniéla de Lange talks to Filmotomy about diving into Animation
With the Femme Filmmakers Festival taking to the deep end, now five days in, animation director Daniéla de Lange stopped by, to answer some of our…
