Modern Films is a film production, distribution and event cinema company. We launched in 2017 with the release of Manifesto, starring Cate Blanchett in 13 diffe...
Filmmaker Claire Belhassine chats to UNDER THE FIG TREES director Erige Sehiri in this episode of The Modern Line podcast. From the minutiae and poetics of daily work life, capturing sisterhood on screen and creating a film where one day would look like a lifetime, Claire and Erige discuss the making of Under The Fig Trees and the beauty and power of complexity within simplicity.
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Notes On: Sick Of Myself
Filmmaker Posy Dixon (Keyboard Fantasies) chats to SICK OF MYSELF lead actress Kristine Kujath Thorp in this intimate, laugh-out-loud funny episode of The Modern Line podcast. From wildly absurd acting techniques (think dog tasers and drinking gallons of beetroot juice), to working with Kristoffer Borgli and portraying loneliness and narcissism on screen, Posy and Kristine delve deep into the making of Sick of Myself.
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Notes On: You Resemble Me
In this episode of The Modern Line podcast, filmmaker Zeina Durra (LUXOR) speaks to YOU RESEMBLE ME director Dina Amer about the trials and tribulations of working in independent film (it’s a “roll up the sleeve” kind of job), how filmmaking “saved their lives”, about racism in the industry, working as a mother on set, and getting your first film out into the world.
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Notes On: More Than Ever
Emily Atef in conversation with Lisa Rovner.
In this episode MORE THAN EVER director Emily Atef chats to Lisa Rovner (Sisters with Transistors) about filmmaking, the importance of discussing life and death, and on writing the greatest sex scene in recent cinematic history.
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Memory Box: Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige with Róisín Tapponi
Hello 2022, and welcome back to The Modern Films Podcast. After a brief hiatus, we’re excited to kick things off again with a conversation between Lebanese filmmakers and artists Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, and Iraqi-Irish film curator and programmer Róisín Tapponi on Memory Box.
Memory Box is a story about growing up and about survival, set against the political backdrop of 1980s Beirut, and a fantastic exploration of personal, collective and intergenerational memory.
We hope you enjoyed this episode! Memory Box is on release in the UK and Ireland from 21 January. For more information please visit modernfilms.com/memorybox
Modern Films is a film production, distribution and event cinema company. We launched in 2017 with the release of Manifesto, starring Cate Blanchett in 13 different roles, in partnership with Tate Modern.
We work with rising and established talent from around the world and bring innovative stories to global audiences, we focus on gender equality, female empowerment and pressing social issues.
Produced by Modern Films Entertainment, hosted by Jacqueline.
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