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Interview: Réka Bucsi, Director of LOVE
LOVE is a short film describing affection in three different chapters, through an impact on a distant solar system. Abstract haiku-like situations reveal the change in atmosphere on one planet, caused by the change of gravity and light. This pulsing planet makes the inhabitants become one with each other in various ways. The film premiered at the…
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Interview: Greg Loser, director of The Last Leatherman of the Vale of Cashmere
The Last Leatherman of the Vale of Cashmere tells the story of an aging leatherman who takes a profane trip down memory lane as he visits this cruising destination of his youth. Now, amidst the thickets where secrecy once reigned, he contemplates a new world. GSFF Festival Director, Matt Lloyd, spoke with the film’s director, Greg Loser to find out…
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Interview: Ena Sendijarevic, Import Director
Import tells the story of a young Bosnian refugee family ending up in a small village in the Netherlands after getting a residence permit in 1994. Absurd situations arise as they are trying to make this new world their home. We spoke with the director, Ena Sendijarevic, to find out more about her motivations in making the film. …
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Interview: Maaike Neuville, Perfect Darkness Director
Perfect Darkness is a short about the nature of love. Gus and his pregnant girlfriend Anna are on holiday. During their nightly walk to a spot near the water, Anna makes a confession. Can the couple, amidst the wildness of nature and under a full moon, overcome the conflict? Will they reach their idyllic spot? We spoke…
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10th Anniversary: Looking Back With Our Contributors part 1
To mark the tenth anniversary of GSFF, we’ve carried out a series of interviews with some of our many volunteers, staff members and other contributors over the years, asking them for their most memorable festival films and moments. In this instalment we spoke with: Jule Rozite, GSFF Festival Assistant 2011, now Associate Programmer at Tribeca Film Festival. Stuart Elliott, GSFF Submissions Viewers 2015-2017…
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Interview: Hayoun Kwon, 489 Years Director
489 Years gives us access to the DMZ, and immerses us in the heart of the personal memory of a soldier. He tells us his experience in a research mission and the amazing discovery he made in the field full of mines. Hayoun Kwon’s animated film allows us to see a forbidden place, a place where nature has totally reclaimed its hold.…
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Interview: Stefanie Kolk, Clan Director
Clan is a captivating film that shows a tight-knit group of people who live and work on a derelict farm. No one knows the mysterious woman in a black raincoat. At first, they don’t worry about her. But the closer she gets, the more she starts to get in their way. A gradually intensifying film and one that will linger long after…
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Kevin Jerome Everson: now y’all have to look at us
Kevin Jerome Everson, the subject of a four programme retrospective at GSFF18, is one of the most prolific filmmakers currently working in the United States. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, his overriding concern is with black working class communities, and the social, economic and historical forces underpinning their everyday reality. Appearing at first glance to be…
