Sympathy Over God-like Judgement: Interview with ‘Flower’ Director Max Winkler
Winkler discusses the morally dubious world of Flower, wherein audiences can explore darker shades of themselves -- and darker aspects of their sympathy.
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On Political Corruption and ‘Dark Money’: Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Kimberly Reed
The people of Montana worked together to fight against the monetary and political damage caused by Citizen United. Reed's film documents that fight, and she talks with PopMatters about what that took, and what we, as citizens throughout America, must do next.
Act It Out: Interview with Boots Riley of ‘Sorry to Bother You’
Kill the clichés. Rebel artfully. Writer-director-musician Boots Riley talks with Cynthia Fuchs about empowering the power of Art.
Fantasia 2018: Interview with ‘Blue My Mind’ Director Lisa Brühlmann
Dreams tell stories, but movies are so much more than just dreams. Brühlmann discusses her coming-of-age feature debut, Blue My Mind.
Cinema Is Anti-Spiritual: Interview with ‘First Reformed’ Director Paul Schrader
First Reformed may explore the edges of faith but director Paul Schrader believes that what moves us in cinema is no mystery: it's simply "action and empathy".
Born to Die: Interview with Filmmaker Christopher Quinn and Farmer Frank Reese on ‘Eating Animals’
Frank Reese is one of the country's last truly independent farmers, and filmmaker Christopher Quinn tells his story and explores the devastating effects of factory farms on the planet in Eating Animals.
Low and Slow: David Lowery on the Simplicity of ‘A Ghost Story’
Following up last year's family-friendly Pete's Dragon, director David Lowery returns with ambitious indie A Ghost Story, a movie that revels in intimacy and the passage of time.
‘A Constantly Driving Feeling’: Interview with Orlando Von Einsiedel
"The rangers risk their lives every day because of their hope for the park, and the hope that this amazing place promises for Eastern Congo."