KUCI: Film School

Force Majeure / Film School interview with Director / Writer Ruben Ostlund

A critical favorite at this year's Cannes Film Festival, where it took the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, this wickedly funny and precisely observed psychodrama tells the story of a model Swedish family-handsome businessman Tomas, his willowy wife Ebba and their two blond children - on a skiing holiday in the French Alps. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche suddenly bears down on the happy diners. With people fleeing in all directions and his wife and children in a state of panic, Tomas makes a decision that will shake his marriage to its core and leave him struggling to reclaim his role as family patriarch. Director / Writer Ruben Ostlund joins us to talk about the exploration of gender roles, cultural perceptions and the idea of every man for himself.

(T)error / Film School interview with Co-director David Felix Sutcliffe

Off the Menu: Asian America / Film School interview with Director Grace Lee

This Changes Everything / Film School interview with Director Avi Lewis

Meadowland / Film Schoolinterview with Director Reed Morano

In the hazy aftermath of an unimaginable loss, Sarah and David deal with the unthinkable in the wake of their son's disappearance. David, a New York City policeman, attempts a more traditional form of healing, only to lose his moral compass. Sarah goes down an unexpected path towards acceptance as she places herself in increasingly dangerous situations. From cinematographer Reed Morano in her directorial debut, Meadowland presents powerful performances by Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson alongside Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, John Leguizamo, Kevin Corrigan, Merritt Wever and Juno Temple. Director Reed Morano joins us to talk about this wrenching story, grief, relationships under stress and her work with an outstanding ensemble of actors.
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The Testimony / Film Schoolinterview with Vanessa Block

Tower to the People / Film School interview with Director Joseph Sikorski

In My Father’s House / Film School interview with Co-Directors Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern

Manson Family Vacation / Film School interview with Director J Davis

We Weren’t Just Bicycle Thieves, Neorealism / Film School Interview with Director Gianni Bozzacchi