Category: Interview
Interview: Stefan Bugryn discusses War Mothers
The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is screening the works of many exceptional filmmakers this year, but one of the standouts is War Mothers, directed by Melbourne-based filmmaker Stefan Bugryn. War Mothers takes us to frontlines of the War in Donbass, a conflict that has waged in Ukraine since the Euromaidan revolution of 2013-14. But whilst…
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Mention the name James Joyce to most people, and they’ll be able to tell you that he was a brilliant Irish writer. There’s even a good chance they’ll be able to point to a copy of his much-revered masterpiece Ulysses on their bookshelf. But it’s also likely that they’ve never worked up the courage to…
Interview: Entomophagy and The Gateway Bug
Premiering at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Sunday, The Gateway Bug is likely to take many viewers out of their comfort zone as it ventures into the brave new world of entomophagy, also known as insect eating. As the world’s population continues to grow and food sustainability becomes an increasingly important issue, this impressive…
Interview: Dogs of Democracy and the Greek Economic Crisis
Screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Mary Zournazi’s Dogs of Democracy is a powerful look at the human impact of the Greek economic crisis. Zournazi eschews the normal approach to this kind of material, uses the plight of Athen’s stray dog population as a metaphor for the struggles and hopes of the Greek people.…
Interview: Cheryl Houser talks Generation Startup
Premiering at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Generation Startup is a timely film about a group of young Americans who’ve elected to take the leap and start their own businesses, having recently graduated from Venture for America, an entrepreneurial programme. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that these young people have elected to undertake…