TheWrap Screening Series
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‘The Debit Card’ Director Hoped Oscar-Qualifying Short Could Expose ‘System’ of Overworked Au Pairs
TheWrap Screening Series: “They are being kept from their family, didn’t get to see their own family and getting paid really badly,” says Thijs Bouman, whose film was joined by “Madeleine,” “Neighbour Abdi” and “The Barber of Little Rock”
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How a Chinese Ghost Tradition Inspired the ‘Marry My Dead Body’ Director
TheWrap Screening Series: Wei-Hao Cheng spoke to TheWrap about his LGBTQ comedy-mystery-thriller that is Taiwan’s Oscar submission
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Why a Former Doctor Used Film to Diagnose Social Problems in ‘Blaga’s Lessons’
“The best treatment starts with a good diagnosis,” director Stephan Komandarev said at TheWrap’s screening of the prize-winning Bulgarian film
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‘American Fiction’ Found Its Roots in Cord Jefferson’s Miserable Pandemic Year | Video
After his TV deal fell through in 2020, the writer-director found a novel that would become his TIFF Audience Award-winning film
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‘1923’ Star Helen Mirren Jokes She Was ‘So Excited’ to Get Into Bed with Harrison Ford: ‘I Had to Pretend to Be Cool’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: The Oscar winner shared the story during a Q&A where she was joined by castmates and members of the crafts team
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How Directors of Oscar-Nominated Doc Shorts Tell Big Stories in Small Packages (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: The filmmakers sat with TheWrap to talk about their shorts, which tackle climate change, racism and more
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Oscar-Nominated Directors for Best Documentary Detail Why Obsession Leads to Better Stories: ‘You Jump Off a Cliff’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: Oscar nominees Shaunak Sen, Laura Poitras, Sara Dosa, Simon Lereng Wilmont and Daniel Roher join Sharon Waxman for a tell-all talkback
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Viola Davis on How ‘The Woman King’ Highlights the Need for More Stories About Black Women: ‘We Want Great Material’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “As Black artists … we want material that’s going to challenge our artistry and our craft,” said the star
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Why ‘The UnRedacted’ Documentarian Meg Smaker Felt Compelled to Tell the Story of Guantanamo Detainees (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “The Perfect Storm” author Sebastian Junger moderated a lively Q&A with the filmmaker in NYC on Sept. 6
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How the Indian Film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ Told the True Story of a Brothel Madam Who Became a Political Leader (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “I wanted this story from Mumbai. I lived one lane away from where she lived for 30 years of my life,” writer-director Sanjay Leela Bhansali says
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Why the ‘Darkling’ Director Chose to Show the Kosovo Crisis Through the Eyes of a Child
TheWrap Screening Series: Dušan Milić’s drama, which is Serbia’s Oscar entry, follows a family emotionally scarred by the war between Yugoslavia and Albania
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‘Cinema Sabaya’ Director on Bridging the Israeli-Palestinian Divide Through the Female Gaze (Video)
TheWrap Screenings: Orit Fouks Rotem was joined by cast and crew to discuss their film, which is Israel’s Oscar submission
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How ‘Safe Place’ Director Juraj Lerotić Decided to Play Himself in a Drama About His Brother’s Suicide Attempt (Video)
TheWrap Screenings: Lerotić and co-star Goran Marković discussed their journey to playing brothers in Croatia’s Oscar submission
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How ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Stars and EP Really Feel About Trekkies – and the Show’s Most Difficult Castmate (Exclusive Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: Sonequa Martin-Green and David Ajala, along with co-showrunner Michelle Paradise, delve into the sci-fi hit
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Oscars Short Doc Nominees Discuss Their Films – and Getting Bumped From the Awards Telecast (Video)
TheWrap Screenings: Though one of them will give a pretaped acceptance speech, the filmmakers remain optimistic about the future of documentary shorts
