Interviews Archives - Jim Schembri

Beyond Max – Veteran Joanne Samuel discusses her new film and early TV career: “We saw the best of it. I felt so blessed to be there.”

September 24, 2020Jim Schembri

The muse of Max: Joanne Samuel as she appeared in the original ‘Mad Max’. Jessie Rockatansky now takes her place in the pantheon [...]

Going 15 rounds with the boxing movie formula: an interview with the directors and producer of ‘In Full Bloom’

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020Jim Schembri

Co-directors Adam VillaSenor & Reza Ghassemi on the set of ‘In Full Bloom’. Since its completion last year the boxing movie In Full [...]

Detailing the depths of the remarkable short film ‘Tâm’ – an interview with writer/director Nora Niasari about how and why she made it

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020Jim Schembri

“Frankly, I think there’s a lot of untold stories from women, especially women of colour, that are very much buried in shame because [...]

Revealing the frosty truths about women in science in ‘The Leadership’: Interview with director Ili Baré

August 19, 2020Jim Schembri

“We didn’t know how it was all going to go onboard. Things definitely took a direction that we didn’t expect but we feel [...]

Patriotism and anger at Big Data drives hot-button documentary ‘Coded Bias’ – Interview with director Shalini Kantayya (plus review)

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020Jim Schembri

“The stuff Google and Facebook know about us makes the East German Stasi look cute.” CODED BIAS **** (84 minutes) The misplaced trust [...]

The Upside of the CV-19 Lockdown – Interview with comedian, actress & voiceover artist Katie Reddin-Clancy

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020Jim Schembri

“I’ve been extremely lucky with the Coronavirus. I had this luxury of focused time to write.” The Coronavirus restrictions have had a huge [...]

Striving for social impact through drama – Flavio Alves on the battles behind ‘The Garden Left Behind’

July 8, 2020September 21, 2020Jim Schembri

Director Flavio Alves: “I became a filmmaker because I was attracted to the dream that I could make a difference in people’s lives.” [...]

Wrestling with life’s big questions on a small scale in ‘The Bestowal’ – interview with writer/director Andrew de Burgh

June 23, 2020Jim Schembri

“L.A. is definitely a superficial city. There’s a lot of nice, down-to-earth, genuine people but there’s also a dark, materialistic, shallow, vain side [...]

Aiming high while flying low: the exquisite stresses of making ‘Batsh*t Bride’ – an interview with director Jonathan Smith

May 18, 2020Jim Schembri

Flying low: Independent filmmaker Jonathan Smith. Batsh*t Bride is the third feature film from independent filmmaker Jonathan Smith, following his broad comedy Breast [...]

Why We Run – ‘3100’ director Sanjay Rawal discusses the making & meaning of his documentary

April 9, 2020Jim Schembri

The documentary 3100: Run and Become was to have been released in cinemas on 30 March, but the shutdown caused by the Coronavirus [...]