The 2012 TriBeCa Film Festival ended on April 29th. This year at the festival, more than ever, documentary was more …
Be Creative & “Let Fury Have the Hour”
Life constantly presents us with challenges. It gives us problems and obstacles along our way which, depending on how we …
“Rid of Me”: The Deliciousness of New Independent Cinema
Portland based film director James Westby’s new feature “Rid of Me” opened in New York City on Friday November 18th. …
Sweet & Sour “Rid of Me” with James Westby × Katie O’Grady
Awkward and embarrassed newlywed Meris (Katie O’Grady) tries so hard to fit in to a new environment that’s mean and harsh …
Joe Maggio in conversation about “The Last Rites of Joe May”
The aging former hustler Joe May, charmingly and vulnerably performed by the charismatic Dennis Farina in “The Last Rites of …
Michael Collins × Marty Syjuco “Give Up Tomorrow”
July 1997, on the island of Cebu in the Philippines, Chinese-Filipinos the Chiong sisters were kidnapped, raped and murdered. Seven …
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen × Helene Bergsholm “Turn Me On, Dammit!”
In thrall to her raging hormones, Alma, the 15 year-old protagonist, thinks about sex constantly in the Norwegian coming-of-age film …
Panos Cosmatos “Beyond the Black Rainbow”
“Beyond the Black Rainbow”, the feature film debut written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, delivers a surreal expression of science …
Pierre Thoretton “L’Amour Fou”
Yves Saint Laurent; fashion designer and French national treasure . Since he opened his own fashion house in 1961 he …
Paula van der Oest × Carice van Houten “Black Butterflies”
The poet Ingrid Jonker has been called the South African Sylvia Plath. Born on a farm in a rural area …
Brady Kiernan × Zoe Lister-Jones “Stuck Between Stations”
Minneapolis; the largest city in Minnesota, where there are many skyscrapers, even so, if you step out of the …
David Gelb “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”
Sukiyabashi Jiro, a sushi restaurant with only ten seats at the counter and three tables, lies in the heart of …
Alexandra McGuinness × Antonia Campbell-Hughes “Lotus Eaters”
“Lotus Eaters”, the directorial debut by Irish film director Alexandra McGuinness premiered at the 10th anniversary Tribeca Film …
Tarik Saleh “Metropia”
I sat down with Tarik Saleh, a Swedish film director who is looking at the future with interesting perspectives. He …

