This is a podcast and blog for female filmmakers working on birthing their first feature-length film. Here you will find interviews of female directors from around the world telling us how they made their first feature happen! The idea is to shed light into the process and demystify it in order to inspire you to get started and share your voice with the world.
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ANNA GUTTO ON DIRECTING OSCAR WINNERS JULIETTE BINOCHE AND MORGAN FREEMAN ON HER FIRST FEATURE "PARADISE HIGHWAY"
In this episode we talked to writer director Anna Gutto about her experience making Paradise Highway with oscar winners Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman along with an incredible cast.
Check out the written interview HERE (https://thefilmmamma.com/2022/08/09/anna-gutto-on-directing-oscar-winners-juliette-binoche-and-morgan-freeman-on-her-first-feature-paradise-highway/).
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15 Jul 2022
Part 2 - ESRA SAYDAM AND NISAN DAG ON CO-DIRECTING THEIR AWARD WINNING FIRST FEATURE “ACROSS THE SEA”
Welcome to the second part of our interview with directors Esra Saydam and Nisan Dag who are discussing with us the making of their first feature film as a directing team.
You can find the written version HERE (https://thefilmmamma.com/2022/07/18/part-2-esra-saydam-and-nisan-dag-on-co-directing-their-award-winning-first-feature-across-the-sea/).
In this second part, we will be discussing the production process, lessons learned and what's next for both directors.
5 Jul 2022
Part 1 - ESRA SAYDAM AND NISAN DAG ON CO-DIRECTING THEIR AWARD WINNING FIRST FEATURE "ACROSS THE SEA"
Esra Saydam and Nisan Dag discuss with us the process of co-directing their first feature film together titled "Across The Sea".
This is a 2 part interview and in this first section we talked about developing a collaboration, their writing process and what it took to get the film financed.
Check out the written interview HERE (https://thefilmmamma.com/2022/07/05/esra-saydam-and-nisan-dag-on-co-directing-their-award-winning-first-feature-across-the-sea-part-1/)
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8 Apr 2022
MOUNIA AKL ON HER FEATURE DEBUT "COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON" AND MANIFESTING MAGICAL REALISM THROUGH CINEMA
We talked with Mounia Akl about her directorial debut "Costa Brava, Lebanon" and what it meant to shoot in Beirut after the explosions. We also discuss how she plays with magical realism and how she worked with a mixed cast to create a great multi-protagonist story.
Check out the written interview with links to Mounia's work HERE (https://thefilmmamma.com/2022/04/08/mounia-akl-on-her-feature-debut-costa-brava-lebanon-and-manifesting-magical-realism-through-cinema/)
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7 Apr 2022
ELLIE FOUMBI ON DIRECTING HER FIRST FEATURE “MON PÈRE, LE DIABLE”
Director Ellie Foumbi chats with us about the making of her first feature "Mon Père, Le Diable".
Check out the written interview with links to different things we've discussed HERE (https://thefilmmamma.com/2022/03/08/ellie-foumbi-on-directing-her-first-feature-mon-pere-le-diable/):
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