So, you’re doing The Seven Acts of Mercy, can you give me a brief synopsis? Oh god, I have to get better at this, because my friends keep asking me and I’m like ‘it’s a thing!’… Okay, so basically there’s two worlds: there’s the world of Caravaggio when he’s making the Seven Acts of Mercy,…
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Raindance is drawing to its conclusion as we enter the final weekend, but it is not letting us go without a fight. Two In Competition features, one Documentary nominated, plus two interviews, day nine has not disappointed. [spacer height=”20px”] A Brilliant Genocide The Farm After Adderall An Interview: Stephen Elliot An Interview: Sam Brown
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We sat down with the very friendly Stephen Elliot, to talk about his new film, After Adderall… When and how did After Adderall come about? When I saw The Adderall Diaries premiere at Tribeca, in April 15th 2015, and that inspired me to write After Adderall, which I wrote in about 2 weeks, following that screening,…
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Raindance has been more than a Film Festival for us, but also a place of fantastic opportunity, perhaps exemplified by this day’s round up. A five star review, three interviews, and perhaps the most important article of the festival. Champagne in Defiance: An evening with survivors of Museveni’s Genocide Train Driver’s Diary An Interview: Miloš…
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Day Seven brings more interviews than reviews! Absolute madness. Get involved. An Interview: The Lennox Brothers An Interview: Rafael Palacio Illingworth An Interview: Bauddhayan Mukherji The Habit of Beauty Five Days on Lesvos
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Kamper An Interview: Łukasz Grzegorzek AmStarDam An Interview: Mirko Pincelli
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In the midst of the fantastically busy Raindance Film Festival, director of ‘Kamper’, Łukasz Grzegorzek, came and had a cracking chat with James Baxter-Derrington & Elliot Burr. You’ll enjoy this one. The weather’s held out well hasn’t it? Raindance. [laughs] Sorry for my English, I haven’t spoken English for three months. Not at all, it’s better…
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Mirko Pincelli, director of The Habit of Beauty, kindly gave some time to speak with Maddie Andrews & James Baxter-Derrington about the film’s screening at Raindance, his history in documentary, and the joy of cinema. Well done for your nomination, that’s so exciting, have you seen any of the others in your category? I’ve seen the trailers.…
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Szymon Kapeniak, director of Moloch, met with James Baxter-Derrington and Elliot Burr prior to its screening to discuss everything that went in to the production, from writing to directing, and his own history with the picture. The film has been nominated for Best Short Film of the festival, how was getting that recognition? Was that an…
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Following the initial screening of ‘A Plastic Beach’ at Raindance Film Festival, producer Jo Ruxton kindly spoke to Elliot Burr and James Baxter-Derrington about the making of an exciting and ambitious project, and the legacy which she hopes will follow the film’s release. As co-founder of the Plastic Oceans Foundation, can you give us some…
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