At 25 Hollywood newcomer Orson Welles debut gets throned as the best movie ever made, but the young protege's career takes a different trajectory.

Archived under [Tribute] this audio essay delves deeper into the myth of Citizen Kane and its maker to try to separate fact from fiction. Aided by a few of the numerous interviews and documentaries made on the topic since the film's release in 1941.

Archived under [Drive-in Talks] in this conversation recorded a few months before his film's release, the director reminisces his best cinema experiences, vouches for his favorite films and shares his journey of writing, directing and producing his first feature. 

Omar Hilal is an Egyptian Film director who worked on more than 500 Ads for worldwide brands like Nestle, Pepsi, Vodafone and more. His first written and directed film VOY! VOY! VOY! is Egypt's nomination for 2024 Oscars in the foreign film category.

What's The Archive for?

Archived under [Film Reflections] This conversation with Fadl Delves deeply into three of the films/series that share the common theme of identity, each tackling it from a unique perspective that might not be caught at a first glance, offering some eye opening (and watering) insights. Enjoy!

Fadl is a psychologist, university professor, and former yoga instructor with a wide variety of interests. He developed a love for movies at an early age, moving from country to country as a child movies helped keep him grounded. He believes that no artform is inferior and that even commercial movies can be very meaningful, his discussions in this episode were directed towards movies that had a recent impact on him.

Films discussed on this episode:

Bojack Horseman (2014 - 2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3398228/

Perfect Blue (1997) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156887/

Spiderman Into the Spider verse (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694/