BILLION DOLLAR BARBIE
A rare cultural moment in cinema, the release and aftermath of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie certainly had us all talking. Sharing our experiences of watching the candy-colored ‘battle of the sexes’, we question why Barbie was…
HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND (2022): A CONVERSATION WITH MARUSYA SYROECHKOVSKAYA
Set against the rise of Russia’s authoritarian regime, filmmaker Marusya Syroechkovskaya paints an homage to both a silenced generation and her lover and best friend Kimi. How to Save a Dead Friend (2022), is a…
WILL TOM CRUISE SAVE CINEMA?
With the latest installment of the Mission Impossible franchise in cinemas now, we pose the question if Tom Cruise, the enigmatic star of classics like Top Gun (1986), Magnolia (1999), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and…
THE ECSTATIC TRUTH: THE FILMS OF WERNER HERZOG
With an oeuvre-spanning exhibition in Eye Filmmuseum, and multiple classics like Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Aguirre, Wrath Of God (1972) returning to the big screens of LAB111, we sit down to discuss the ‘ecstatic truths’ and brilliant fictions of German…
WITCH WAY NOW: RECASTING A FEMINIST ICON (WITH HELENA CASTRO)
With the multidisciplinary film program Witch Way Now: Recasting A Feminist Icon heading into its second month of film screenings, talks, workshops, and performances at LAB111 and Paradiso, we invite Witch Way Now co-curator Helena…
FUTURE FRAMES: A CONVERSATION WITH RAZAN HASSAN
For the final Future Frames episode, filmmaker Kiriko Mechanicus talks with fellow filmmaker and good friend Razan Hassan, an upcoming documentarist who has recently won the Best Documentary Film award at the Shortcutz Film Festival…
FUTURE FRAMES: A CONVERSATION WITH AMIRA DUYNHOUWER
Sitting down with filmmaker, screenwriter, chef, and all-around powerhouse Amira Duynhouwer for a Future Frames interview, film critic Hugo Emmerzael dives into Duynhouwer’s wildly prolific career, her initial love for cinema and the tough lessons…
RETURN TO SEOUL (2022): A CONVERSATION WITH DAVY CHOU
Inspired by the experiences of a close friend, Davy Chou decided to make a film about her non-stereotypical adoption story, the likes of which we hardly ever get to see on screen. Speaking to host…
FUTURE FRAMES: A CONVERSATION WITH STEFANIE KOLK
Recognizing herself in Stefanie Kolk’s journey towards a career in film that started out in a different place entirely, filmmaker and podcast host Sophie Smeets invited the biophysicists-turned-filmmaker for her Future Frames interview. In this…
FUTURE FRAMES: A CONVERSATION WITH KIM KOKOSKY DEFORCHAUX
For the second interview in our Future Frames series, Head Of Program Tom Ooms and his good friend, Amsterdam-based writer/director Kim Kokosky Deforchaux explore how Kim’s childhood obsession with Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park propelled him to pursue…