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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Ali Behrad, director of the film Tasavor (Imagine).

At the 75th Festival de Cannes, in the Semaine de la critique, Iranian director Ali Behrad chooses star Leila Hatami for a dreamlike tale about the infinite connections between human beings, a love story playing with fantasy and imagination.

Tasavor (Imagine): Night in Tehran. A daydreaming cab driver falls in love with a woman he can’t have, leaving to a series of encounters, filled with mystery and playful moments.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Adam Bessa, actor of the film Harka.

Directed by Lofty Nathan, Harka, screening at the 75th Festival de Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section, is a film about “those who remain” says the director, depicting the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the people who stayed in the country, in Tunisia, hoping for a change. Ali, the protagonist is played by Adam Bessa who explains the contradictions within his character. Lofty Nathan talks about Ali in his director’s notes with these words: “Our young protagonist, Ali, is the child of a revolution whose promise has failed him. But beyond its political context, this is a family story, into which I wove experiences from my own upbringing. There is a special, universal pride in being able to provide for family – and on the other side of that, shame, helplessness and emptiness when it can’t be done.”

Harka: Tunisia, North Africa. Ali, a young man in his twenties, makes a precarious living selling contraband gas on the streets. Ali dreams of a better life for himself – but his domestic responsibilities step up when his father’s sudden death leaves him in charge of his two young sisters. With the family facing impending eviction, Ali seeks steadier work and a stable life. In a society fraught with corruption, however, only illicit opportunities present themselves; and Ali is confronted with a decision from which there may be no turning back. Anchored by a thrilling performance by rising star Adam Bessa (THE BLESSED; HAUTE COUTURE; MOSUL; EXTRACTION 2), Lotfy Nathan’s feature film debut is a gripping and unforgettable portrait of a struggle for dignity and a cry to be heard.

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PODCAST| Cristiana Palmieri interviews Nashen Moodley, director of the Sydney Film Festival.

The festival director Nashen Moodley unpacks an exciting program that presents over 200 films from more than 64 countries, including 27 world premieres, more than 100 features and 53 documentaries. Nashen talks about the films included in the official competition, and explores the festival streams that include special presentations at the iconic State Theatre, Documentary Australia Award, international documentaries, First Nations, Europe! Voices of women in film and more.

The Sydney film festival runs from the 8th to the 19th of June in various locations across Sydney.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Tarik Saleh, director of the film Boy From Heaven.

Tarik Saleh gives us another taste of Egypt with his new film Boy From Heaven. A thriller, a fight between religion and state power, where corruption is on both sides. He tells us why he made the film, and why he was the only one who could pull it through as an Egyptian/Swedish man, he tells us how much he hates directing and how much he loves writing instead.

Boy From Heaven: On the first day back after the summer holidays, the grand imam collapses and dies in front of his students in a prestigious university in Cairo. This marks the start of a ruthless battle for influence to take his place.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Marusya Syroechkovskaya, director of the film How To Save A Dead Friend.

Marusya Syroechkovskaya has filmed for 12 years her relationship with her lover then husband, until his success in terminating his life. The background of Russian in years 2000 and the non-existence of a potential future for the 20something generation is the canvas which this film lays on. She tells us about the project and its transformation form personal diary to universal public narration.

How To Save A Dead Friend: Marusya is 16 and, like many Russian teenagers, is determined to end her life. Then she meets her soulmate in another millennial, Kimi. They spend a decade filming the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth, muzzled by a violent and autocratic regime in the midst of a “depressed Russia”. This film is a cry from the heart, a tribute to an entire silenced generation.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Manuela Martelli, director of the film 1976.

Manuela Martelli at her first film brings us back to the worst year of Chilean history, under the Pinochet dictatorship, 1976. She uses the character of an upper class woman who cannot help but doing choices that could be dangerous and upsetting for her safe world. She took inspiration from Martelli’s grand mother’s life, as she tells in this talk with Angelo Acerbi.

1976: Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation. Her husband, children and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Joao Pedro Rodriguez, director of the film Will-O’-The-Wisp.

Joao Pedro Rodriguez had some fun making Will-O’-The-Wisp and we have too watching it. He talks with Angelo Acerbi about the will to make a musical, the inevitability of creating a queer film and the reason why his film is so short: a will-o’-the-wisp itself.

Will-O’-The-Wisp: On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. The encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade, opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men devoted to love and desire, and the will to change the status quo.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Ali Cherri, director of the film The Dam.

Ali Cherri is a multi-faceted artist, a sculptor and also a film director for the first time. He tells us about the ideals behind the film and the intensity of the relationship with his lead actor and with the territory of the actual dam, where they shot the film.

The Dam: North Sudan, Merowe Dam. Abu Salma, a seasonal worker from Darfur, works in a traditional brickyard on the Nile, downstream of the dam. Just like his exiled companions, he spends his days in the mud, far from his loved ones and in exhausting labour. Each night, he secretly works on the erection of a structure, a tall shape made out of mud, wood, and plastic. As the mud builds over the solid skeleton of the structure, it begins to take on an almost organic-looking form. One day, as he returns from Jebel Barkal, the mystical mountain, his creation has mysteriously disappeared. Soon strange occurrences begin to take place, and Abu Salma starts to get the uneasy feeling that someone or something is watching him.

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PODCAST | Federica Scarpa interviews Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, director of the film Pamfir.

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk presents his first feature film at the Quinzaine de Réalisateur: Pamfir, which tells of a man who returned home and has to deal with his past to give his family a future. An exciting film, made with long sequence shots that look like choreographies and reveal the long construction work behind the film, as Dymitro himself tells us in this interview.

Pamfir: Western Ukraine, on the eve of a traditional carnival. Pamfir returns to his family after months of absence. Their love is so unconditional that when his only child starts a fire in the prayer house, Pamfir has no other choice but to reconnect with his troubled past to repair his son’s fault. He will be taken on a risky path with irreversible consequences.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Kristoffer Borgli, director of the film Sick of myself.

It has been defined an anti-rom-com, Sick of myself by Kristoffer Borgli, screening at the 75th Festival de Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section. The director who is LA based, reveals that this was always a Norwegian project as it needed that atmosphere to become the perfect depiction of a dysfunctional, toxic relationship. he very sad elements of the film.

Sick of myself: Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy.

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