London Film Festival articles

Interviews

“I tried to make the viewer a witness of this process of deterioration”: Sara Fgaier on her amnesia drama Weightless

An amnesiac pieces together fragments of his life and lost love in Weightless. Italian director Sara Fgaier tells us about her ambitious use of archive footage to evoke a passing era.

By Georgia Korossi

“I tried to make the viewer a witness of this process of deterioration”: Sara Fgaier on her amnesia drama Weightless

Interviews

“We resisted neurotypical ways of making films”: how The Stimming Pool creates space for an autistic cinema

By Lillian Crawford

“We resisted neurotypical ways of making films”: how The Stimming Pool creates space for an autistic cinema

Interviews

How we made our drug-war drama Sujo: “Many kids born into this crisis are now becoming adults”

By Georgia Korossi

How we made our drug-war drama Sujo: “Many kids born into this crisis are now becoming adults”

Interviews

Fire of Wind: Marta Mateus on her moonlit vigil in Portuguese wine country

By Sam Wigley

Fire of Wind: Marta Mateus on her moonlit vigil in Portuguese wine country

Interviews

“Extended realities can change how you look at the world”: Ulrich Schrauth on LFF Expanded

By Georgia Korossi

“Extended realities can change how you look at the world”: Ulrich Schrauth on LFF Expanded

Interviews

Occupied City: Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter on their chronicle of Amsterdam during wartime

By Lou Thomas

Occupied City: Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter on their chronicle of Amsterdam during wartime

Interviews

Nikyatu Jusu on Nanny: “I’ve learned the rules of horror, and done what I need to do to break them”

By Riley Wade

Nikyatu Jusu on Nanny: “I’ve learned the rules of horror, and done what I need to do to break them”

Interviews

Shaunak Sen on All That Breathes: a documentary about trans-species kinship

By Zahra al Hadad

Shaunak Sen on All That Breathes: a documentary about trans-species kinship

Interviews

Aubrey Plaza and John Patton Ford on Emily the Criminal, getting into trouble and classic crime films

By Lou Thomas

Aubrey Plaza and John Patton Ford on Emily the Criminal, getting into trouble and classic crime films

Interviews

Guy Maddin on Haunted Hotel: “If you see Björn from ABBA looking behind a curtain, you too are curious about what’s behind the curtain”

By Sam Wigley

Guy Maddin on Haunted Hotel: “If you see Björn from ABBA looking behind a curtain, you too are curious about what’s behind the curtain”

What to watch at LFF

The first million dollar movie: restoring Erich von Stroheim’s monumental Foolish Wives

By Bryony Dixon

The first million dollar movie: restoring Erich von Stroheim’s monumental Foolish Wives

Interviews

Belfast: Kenneth Branagh on an autobiographical drama “50 years in the making”

By Lou Thomas

Belfast: Kenneth Branagh on an autobiographical drama “50 years in the making”

Interviews

Chicken director Alana Hicks: “The industry is shifting radically. People are being held accountable for their bias”

By Whelan Barzey

Chicken director Alana Hicks: “The industry is shifting radically. People are being held accountable for their bias”

Interviews

“The political will is still not there”: Ken Fero on his potent police brutality documentary Ultraviolence

By Flora Spencer Grant

“The political will is still not there”: Ken Fero on his potent police brutality documentary Ultraviolence

Interviews

On maps and compasses – reflecting on storytelling with Bassam Tariq

By Elhum Shakerifar

On maps and compasses – reflecting on storytelling with Bassam Tariq

Interviews

An interview with Lav Diaz, the Filipino master of slow cinema

By Hyun Jin Cho

An interview with Lav Diaz, the Filipino master of slow cinema

Interviews

London Film Festival articles

“I tried to make the viewer a witness of this process of deterioration”: Sara Fgaier on her amnesia drama Weightless

“We resisted neurotypical ways of making films”: how The Stimming Pool creates space for an autistic cinema

How we made our drug-war drama Sujo: “Many kids born into this crisis are now becoming adults”

Fire of Wind: Marta Mateus on her moonlit vigil in Portuguese wine country

“Extended realities can change how you look at the world”: Ulrich Schrauth on LFF Expanded

Occupied City: Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter on their chronicle of Amsterdam during wartime

Nikyatu Jusu on Nanny: “I’ve learned the rules of horror, and done what I need to do to break them”

Shaunak Sen on All That Breathes: a documentary about trans-species kinship

Aubrey Plaza and John Patton Ford on Emily the Criminal, getting into trouble and classic crime films

Guy Maddin on Haunted Hotel: “If you see Björn from ABBA looking behind a curtain, you too are curious about what’s behind the curtain”

The first million dollar movie: restoring Erich von Stroheim’s monumental Foolish Wives

Belfast: Kenneth Branagh on an autobiographical drama “50 years in the making”

Chicken director Alana Hicks: “The industry is shifting radically. People are being held accountable for their bias”

“The political will is still not there”: Ken Fero on his potent police brutality documentary Ultraviolence

On maps and compasses – reflecting on storytelling with Bassam Tariq

An interview with Lav Diaz, the Filipino master of slow cinema

Expanding realities: An interview with Ulrich Schrauth, the man behind the LFF’s XR and immersive programme