ARTISTTALK » Isola Cinema 2012

Gurvinder Singh (in)

admin — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:11:29 +0000

“... I have observed in my travels or in the experience that I have if the region of Punjab, from where I originally belong. I lived in Delhi all my life but that’s where my ancestors come from. It is also about reinventing my relation with the language and the origin...“

Gurvinder Singh, Indian filmmaker and writer talks about his new feature film “Alms for a Blind Horse” (2011). The movie is set in Punjabi region and it is based on a novel with the same title written by Gurdial Singh. Gurvinder talks about the idea to create a movie from this book and his personal interest in the story of the region Punjabi in India.

This interview was recorded during Isola Cinema 2012.

Joanna Hogg (UK)

admin — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:33:23 +0000

“…in a way I did everything that I didn’t do in television in my own film, because I was very frustrated as a director, because I had many ideas in terms of story, in terms of visual ideas, ways of shooting, that I wanted to explore...“

The British director Joanna Hogg talks about herself and the development of her career during the years. Joanna explains her experience in television directing and her necessity to express the artistic aim in her works. She also talks about her last movie, “Archipelago” (2010). The story set in Cornwall is a story of relational problems between members of a family.

This interview was recorded during Isola Cinema Festival 2012.