Film Reviews and Interviews

At FilmDoo I was the Content Officer regularly reviewing films and writing interviews with film directors, screenwriters and producers.

INTERVIEW: CHECCO ZALONE AT THE UK PREMIERE OF QUO VADO?

• April 18, 2016

On April 15th, CinemaItaliaUK showcased the new hit Italian film, Quo Vado?,in the sold out event with more than 500 people attending, hosted by the stunning arthouse Genesis Cinema in East London. Following the screening, we enjoyed an amusing Q&A session with Italian comedian and star of the film, Checco Zalone, as well as producer Pietro Valsecchi, writer and editor Ian Haydn Smith and moderator Luisa Pretolani.

REVIEW: REMAINDER (2015)

• March 7, 2016

Directed by Omer Fast. Featuring Tom Sturridge. Berlinale review.

Based on the cult novel by Tom McCarthy, Omer Fast creates this gripping adaptation which will have you shuffling closer to the edge of your seat, testing your concentration as you begin to question our central character’s decisions throughout, and what you know about him.

INTERVIEW: THANASIS TSIMPINIS ON FAWNS

• February 26, 2016

Fawns is a poignant Greek film made by Thanasis Tsimpinis that portrays an emotive love story between two men with the use of beautiful, natural imagery, displayed in nostalgic black and white, and an intensely poetic narrative voiceover. The slow motion scenes of the lovers, interspersed with moments of a young fawn, heighten the emotional catharsis of the unfolding narrative. It is dreamlike, with language that is transferrable to describe the breakdown of various love stories, not just the narrative between a mother deer and its fawn.