Cult Films

Cult Films: “…I really wish there were more cult films…”

“I really wish there were more cult films. It’s like they hardly come into existence.”

Bali documentaries

Bali documentaries: “I would love to go to Bali one day. It’s my ultimate dream”

“I forgot the name of my favorite Bali documentary, but then again there are so many of them and I watched many different ones. Even on Youtube, you can find many documentaries about Bali which to me is the most beautiful Indonesian island province. . .

Black Panther

Black Panther (2018): “..Wakanda for Life!..It’s a line that inspired..”

“It’s a line that inspired me from Ryan Coogler’s film Black Panther (2018). Chadwick Boseman plays a character named T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, which is an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. Eventually, he has to save the world. . . .

André Kloer

CinemAsia Film Festival 2018 Interview ENG: André Kloer.

“I am André Kloer and I studied Dutch literature. Because I went into journalism I ended up at Het Financieele Dagblad with the video editorial department. I really wanted to start working with film right away. I often involved myself with film during my studies, so it’s not really ‘out of the blue’. . .

André Kloer

CinemAsia Film Festival 2018 Interview NL: André Kloer.

Ik ben André Kloer en ik heb Nederlandse literatuur gestudeerd. Doordat ik een journalistieke richting opging kwam ik bij het Financieel Dagblad terecht bij de video redactie. Ik wilde eigenlijk direct met film aan de slag. Ik ben tijdens mijn studie vaker die richting op geweest dus het is echt niet out of the blue…

Black Mirror

9th Humans of Film Amsterdam column story in ‘De Film Krant’: Black Mirror (2011).

“Black Mirror. Het is zo’n sterke serie. Het gaat over de nabije toekomst, over hoe al die gadgets en de technologische revolutie onze levens verandert. Elke aflevering heeft zijn eigen verhaal en technologie. Er is bijvoorbeeld een aflevering over een apparaat dat alles opneemt wat je in de loop van de dag doet. . . .

Fight Club

Fight Club (1999): “..You just want to be happy with who you really are..”

“Even though the protagonist of David Fincher’s Fight Club (1999) is completely different than me, his struggle to be his own person is something I can relate too. Especially when I was in high school. . . .

Deepti Rao

CinemAsia Film Festival Interview ENG: Deepti Rao.

“I am Deepti Rao and I am a filmmaker from South India focusing on short fiction and documentary films. I began my film career as an assistant director on a big budget advertising film in Bombay after which I studied at the Prague Film School where I specialized in screenwriting. . .

Deepti Rao

CinemAsia Film Festival Interview NL: Deepti Rao.

“Ik ben Deepti Rao en ik ben een filmmaker uit Zuid-India die focust op korte fictie en documentaire films. Ik begon mijn filmcarrière als assistent-regisseur voor een grote budget reclamefilm in Bombay. Daarna studeerde ik aan de Praagse filmschool waar ik mij specialiseerde in scenarioschrijven. . .

The Accountant

The Accountant (2016): “..I must come from a less fortunate family..”

“I thought The Accountant (2016) was a very interesting film, but what stuck to me the most was that the father of the main character, Christian Wolff, raised him with the belief that he should overcome the hardships that come with his autism. . .

The Beach

The Beach (2000): “..they escaped our society that we live in to a paradise..”

“I like The Beach (2000) with Leonardo DiCaprio who plays a guy named Richard who lives on a paradise-like island in a commune, with a group of people. . .

Jason's Lyric

Jason’s Lyric (1994): “It’s like dating a forbidden piece of fruit that I wasn’t allowed to touch.”

“It is a super old film, but I immediately think of Jason’s Lyric (1994). Because I experienced something that is slightly similar to what happened in. . .