Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get interested in cinema, and did you study it academically? I grew up in a family where cinema and the arts were always part of everyday life. My father had a deep passion for Italian neorealist cinema, so from an early age I was introduced to directors like Rossellini, Fellini and Antonioni. Later, growing up in Paris, I immersed myself in the independent cinema scene and discovered the French New Wave—Godard, Truffaut—and, throu

Self portrait - Keisha Tonte Dokubo Please tell us about your background in filmmaking and choreography. How did you learn to make films? My love for screendance was ignited during my time studying Bachelor of Arts Degree in diverse dance styles at IRIE! dance theatre, London (2020-2023). My course was interrupted by Covid, but not for too long. It was in this space that I started to create productions based around healing through Christian urban dance and the Covid interrupt

Before bringing “Impacted to life, what internal or external experiences in your filmmaking journey shaped your unique directorial voice? Growing up in the 1980s, I was exposed to films at a probably younger age than I should have been — courtesy of HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax. Movies like Conan the Barbarian, Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, and Animal House played on a permanent loop in our house. I watched them over and over, completely transfixed. That

Interview with Agustín Garza, director of the documentary short film Memory and Hope To begin, could you please tell us a little about yourself? How did you become interested in cinematography and photography, and where does Memory and Hope stand in your body of work—is it your first, second, or later project? I was born in Mexico City, a vibrant and visually rich metropolis, and from a very young age I decided to become a visual storyteller. Over the past fifteen years, I ha