Interviews

As curious humans with a predilection for creative types, our writers offer an inside scoop of conversation from the directors, musicians, and entertainment professionals currently turning everyone’s heads.

Sofia Bohdanowicz

Sofia Bohdanowicz

Interviews

Lily Fierro speaks with director Sofia Bohdanowicz about her hybrid documentary filmmaking process in her newest film, MS Slavic 7.

Corneliu Porumboiu

Corneliu Porumboiu

Interviews

Generoso speaks with director Corneliu Porumboiu about his new film, an intricate, comedic noir, The Whistlers, which was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.

Ivana Mladenovic

Ivana Mladenovic

Interviews

One of the most compelling films screening at this year’s AFI Fest is the second feature by Serbian director Ivana Mladenovic; Ivana the Terrible. The award-winning filmmaker spoke with Lily and Generoso Fierro at AFI Fest 2019 about weaving fiction into her own reality.

Eli “Paperboy” Reed

Eli “Paperboy” Reed

Interviews

With the upcoming release of his eagerly awaited new album, 99 Cent Dreams, soul singer Eli “Paperboy” Reed speaks in depth about his songwriting process and working with the legendary vocal group, The Masqueraders, and Grammy winning producer, Matt Ross-Spang, with Generoso Fierro.

Talal Derki

Talal Derki

Interviews

Generoso speaks with director, Talal Derki, about his Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature nominated film, Of Fathers and Sons.

Tarik Aktaş

Tarik Aktaş

Interviews

Dead Horse Nebula director, Tarik Aktaş, speaks with Generoso Fierro about his AFI Fest 2018-selected debut feature.

Alice Rohrwacher

Alice Rohrwacher

Interviews

Generoso spoke with director Alice Rohrwacher at AFI Fest 2018 about her award-winning third feature, Happy as Lazzaro.

Whitney Ann Jenkins

Whitney Ann Jenkins

Interviews

Singer/songwriter Whitney Ann Jenkins discusses gun control and the Parkland tragedy that inspired her new single.

Barry Goldberg

Barry Goldberg

Interviews

Barry Goldberg reminisces about his lengthy career in the music biz during an interview with Michelle Wilson, a career that is still thriving.

Ben Vaughn

Ben Vaughn

Interviews

Somehow, Ben Vaughn manages to make time for an interview with Ian Koss in the midst of his many moods and projects.

Dan Baird

Dan Baird

Interviews

Dan Baird sits down to give us an update on his health, the state of the union, and his memories of Tom Petty and Malcolm Young.

Jonas Carpignano

Jonas Carpignano

Interviews

Director Jonas Carpignano discusses his latest feature, A Ciambra, at length with Lily and Generoso Fierro. The follow up to Carpignano’s debut, Mediterranea, and executively produced by Martin Scorsese, A Ciambra is the affecting second film of a planned triptych centered on the people of the port town of Gioia Tauro in Calabria.

Andrey Zvyagintsev

Andrey Zvyagintsev

Interviews

Generoso Fierro speaks with director Andrey Zvyagintsev of Loveless, the winner of the 2017 Jury Prize at Cannes.

The Fantastic Plastics

The Fantastic Plastics

Interviews

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