Filmmakers

• Interview

  Lav Diaz interview: “Existence is a euphemism for compromise. Period.”

  The auteur on Philippines tragic history, his fascination for vaudeville and the need for artists to compromise…

• Interview

  Evan Jackson Leong interview: “The underdog becomes a role model and an...

  A film that took more than 14 years to make explores the world of human smugglers in NYC’s Chinatown underworld…

• Feature

  Ho Wi Ding interview: “The approach makes audiences look at the story...

  There’s no way to avoid technology in real life, and that is apparent in Terrorizers…

• Interview

  Takahiro Horie interview: “The root of revenge is love”

  We talk to the Sensei, Would You Please Sit with Me? director…

• Feature

  The new (and sad) reality of Hong Kong cinema

  The National Security Law finally hits Hong Kong cinema in the hardest way possible…

• Feature

  Ko Chen-Nien interview: “The most complex relationship is the battle between good...

  We talk to the director Ko Chen-Nien about her powerful cinematic debut, The Silent Forest…

• Interview

  Ann Hui interview: “I tried to find work whenever I could. I...

  We chat to the celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker about her career and the documentary Keep Rolling…

• Interview

  How Anima echoes director Cao’s hope for homelands

  Chinese director Cao Jinling’s debut is an impassioned plea for nature…

• Interview

  Cornelio Sunny talks Death Knot and new directions in horror

  Exploring Indonesian horror with a unique debut film…

• Interview

  Soi Cheang trains his cameras on a city in Limbo

  ‘Everyone is abandoned … and looking for redemption,’ says Hong Kong director…

• Interview

  How Ryusuke Hamaguchi turns fantasy into reality

  An experimental anthology that portrays the stories of three unconventional women who discover something about themselves…

• Feature

  Jun Li interview: “I was concerned about the safety of the whole...

  easternKicks catches up with the director of Tracey on his latest film Drifting…

• Interview

  Taiki Sakpisit interview: “She’s fighting her way from death back to being...

  Director Taiki Sakpisit spoke to easternKicks about his award-winning feature debut film…

• Interview

  One for the Road Interview: Nattawut ‘Baz’ Poonpiriya and cast

  We chat to the director and cast of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award winner…

• Interview

  Kimo Stamboel interview: “Joko and me were friends, but this was the...

  The director chats about The Queen of Black Magic and the popularity of Indonesian folk horror…

• Interview

  Aristocrats interview: “The aim was to show discrepancies between a woman’s feelings...

  We talk to the filmmakers of Aristocrats, premiered at the 2021 IFFR…

• Interview

  Takeshi Fukunaga interview: “I wanted to carry the voices of Ainu people”

  We talk to the director of the film Ainu Mosir, which recently premiered on Netflix…