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FeaturesAlex Gibney reveals Scientology intimidation
Alex Gibney describes the intimidation tactics deployed against his Scientology exposé.
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Features'He Named Me Malala' producers talk switching from narrative to documentary
Producers Walter Parkes and Laurie Macdonald reveal why they changed tack to make Davis Guggenheim’s He Named Me Malala as a documentary rather than narrative feature.
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FeaturesMatthew Heineman on entering the dangerous world of 'Cartel Land'
Matthew Heineman reveals why he simply picked up a camera and headed into the dangerous world of Mexico’s drug wars.
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FeaturesCosima Spender on making 'Palio'
Cosima Spender talks about making Palio under the watchful eye of Siena’s authorities.
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FeaturesLaurie Anderson reveals the inspirations for 'Heart Of A Dog'
Laurie Anderson talks the inspirations for her intimate documentary Heart Of A Dog.
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FeaturesMichael Moore talks 'Where To Invade Next'
Michael Moore reveals how his electrifying Where To Invade Next was made under the radar.
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Features'Je Suis Charlie': documenting the aftermath of a tragedy
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: On the day of Je Suis Charlie’s release in France, co-directors Daniel and Emmanuel Leconte discuss their doc about Charlie Hebdo’s survivors and the recent Paris atrocities.
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FeaturesQ&A: Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital
The head of Eros International’s digital division discusses the growth of VOD in India.
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FeaturesDeniz Gamze Ergüven, Mustang
The Turkish-French director says the production of her debut feature Mustang is itself a tale of female emancipation.
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FeaturesMohamed Ouzine, Samir in the Dust
Burying his father in Algeria prompted the French-Algerian director to make a documentary film that explores his own identity.
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FeaturesNasser Al Dhaheri, A Tale of Water, Palm Trees and Family
The Emirati director talks about his feature documentary on the importance of water and date palms to life in Dubai.
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FeaturesJoyce Nashawati, Blind Sun
Nightmarish thriller Blind Sun, the debut film by the Lebanon-born director, is one of the festival hits of the year.
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FeaturesNoura Kevorkian, '23 Kilometres'
The Lebanese director explains why a very personal film about her father’s illness is a metaphor for the state of her homeland.
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FeaturesOmar Shargawi, 'Al Medina'
The Danish-Palestinian film-maker was inspired by dark days — with echoes of the Dogme movement — for his latest film Al Medina.
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FeaturesLarry Yang, Mountain Cry
Larry Yang talks about how he adapted a rural Chinese story set in the 1980s for contemporary audiences in China and overseas.
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FeaturesAnu Menon, Waiting
London-based director Anu Menon talks about her second feature Waiting, which is receiving its world premiere in Dubai
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FeaturesSean McAllister, A Syrian Love Story
The film-maker says he wanted to make a film about the ‘hidden gem’ of the Middle East, but then events made Syria anything but.
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FeaturesHany Abu-Assad, The Idol
The prize-winning director talks about why he was unable to resist making The Idol, the story of the Palestinian winner of Arab Idol
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FeaturesDubai: Meet the jury
DIFF has assembled an eclectic group of international film-makers to take a seat on the festival juries, Screen meets Deepa Mehta [pictured], Nujoom Alganem, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Ali F Mostafa and Kim Magnusson.
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FeaturesRifqi Assaf, The Curve
The film-maker who hails from Jordan and Palestine talks about his debut feature, road movie The Curve.