Behind the Lens
By Borrowing Tape
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Behind the LensMar 04, 2023
"Land of Bad" - Interview with Director William Eubank
The following interview is with William Eubank, the director and co-writer of the 2024 action-thriller movie LAND OF BAD, The film follows an US Army special forces unit that’s ambushed during a mission — their only remaining hope lies with a remote Air Force drone operator assisting them through a brutal 48-hour battle for survival.
Land of Bad stars Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games franchise), Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Luke Hemsworth ("Westworld"), Ricky Whittle ("American Gods") and Milo Ventimiglia ("This Is Us”).
Interviewer: Louis Suffill
"Amélie" - Interview with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The following interview is with Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of the 2001 French-language romantic-comedy classic Amélie. Showing in select theaters this Valentine's Day.
"It’s a Wonderful Knife" - Interview with Screenwriter Michael Kennedy
The following interview is with Michael Kennedy, screenwriter of a Christmas horror movie with a classic twist, IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE (2023).
Interviewer: Tyler Geis
Trailer https://bit.ly/476ubLn
"Shayda" - Interview with Film Director Noora Niasari
The Australian entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards, SHAYDA follows an immigrant woman living in a woman's shelter with her six-year-old daughter after filing for divorce from her abusive husband.
In the following interview, the writer/director Noora Niasari spoke on the filmmaking process with Borrowing Tape interviewer Sofia Sheehan.
"Dead Shot" - Interview with Directors Charles Guard and Thomas Guard
The following interview is with DEAD SHOT directors Charles Guard and Thomas Guard who discussed the action thriller feature film.
"The Passenger" - Interview with Director Carter Smith
The following interview is with THE PASSENGER director Carter Smith who discussed the thriller feature film, in a recent interview with Tyler Geis.
"Sympathy for the Devil" - Interview with Director Yuval Adler
In a recent interview, Director Yuval Adler spoke to Borrowing Tape about working on his latest film SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, a neo-noir mystery film starring Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman.
Interviewer: Tyler Geis
"Amanda" - Interview with Film Writer/Director Carolina Cavalli
Borrowing Tape caught up with AMANDA Writer/Director Carolina Cavalli on the Italian comedy-drama film in a recent interview with Sof ia Sheehan.
"Persian Lessons" - Interview with Film Director Vadim Perelman
PERSIAN LESSONS Director Vadim Perelman spoke about his experience directing the German-Russian-Belarusian war drama film in a recent interview with Tyler Geis of Borrowing Tape.
"Cobweb" - Interview with Film Director Samuel Bodin
COBWEB director Samuel Bodin spoke about directing the horror thriller film in a recent interview with Tyler Geis of Borrowing Tape.
Cobweb is currently showing in theaters and will release to PVOD on August 11, 2023.
"Loves Gets a Room" - Interview with Film Director Rodrigo Cortés
LOVE GETS A ROOM director Rodrigo Cortés opened up about his experience making the musical drama film in a recent interview with Sofia Sheehan of Borrowing Tape.
"The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster" - Interview with Film Director Bomani J. Story
THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER director Bomani J. Story opened up about his experience making his twist on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in a recent interview with Borrowing Tape interview Tyler Geis.
THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER is currently available to watch in cinemas and rent/buy on PVOD.
“The Wrath of Becky” - Interview with Directors Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote
THE WRATH OF BECKY is the sequel to BECKY, which follows the titular character two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family. Now in the care of an older woman, a violent group breaks into their home to attack them and take their beloved dog, so Becky must return to her old ways.
In the following interview, Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote (the directors and co-writers of THE WRATH OF BECKY) sat down with Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis to discuss the filmmaking process.
Available to watch in cinemas and rent/buy on PVOD.
“Giving Birth to a Butterfly” - Interview with Director and Co-Writer Theodore Schaefer
GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY follows a woman and her son's pregnant girlfriend on a surreal journey to try to track down the perpetrators of her identity being stolen.
In the following interview, Theodore Schaefer, the director, and co-writer of GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY spoke with Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis on the filmmaking process.
Now ready to stream on Fandor and available to rent on PVOD.
‘Joyland’' - Interview with Writer/Director Saim Sadiq
JOYLAND follows the youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque, and becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to talk to Saim Sadiq, the writer and director of JOYLAND on the filmmaking process. Now available to watch in theaters.
'Paint' - Interview with Writer/Director Brit McAdams
PAINT follows Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter — played by Owen Wilson. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to talk to the director of PAINT Brit McAdams on the filmmaking process. Now available to watch in theaters.
"Wildflower" - Interview with Director Matt Smukler
In the 2022 comedy-drama film, WILDFLOWER a young girl navigates the challenges of having two neurodivergent parents and an extended family who can't quite seem to agree on how best to help her. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to interview the director of WILDFLOWER Matt Smukler on the filmmaking process. Now available to rent or buy on VOD.
"Calvaire" - Interview with Filmmaker Fabrice du Welz
The 2004 Frech horror film Calvaire returns to US theaters and will be released on VOD. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to interview Fabrice du Welz, the director and co-writer of Calvaire.
“See You Then” - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Mari Walker
A drama film centered over a night of intimate and vulnerable conversations where a shocking truth is revealed.
Genre: Drama
Nace DeSanders caught up with Director/Co-Writer Mari Walker and interviewed her about her feature film, See You Then.
“Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez” - Interview with Filmmaker Susan Stern
A documentary film that follows the life and work of Spain Rodriguez, a comic book artist.
Genre: Documentary
Nace DeSanders talks with Documentarian Susan Stern about making her feature film about the comic book artist Spain Spain Rodriguez titled 'Bad Attitude."
"The Drummer" - Interview with Filmmaker Eric Werthman
Three interwoven stories reveal the traumatic effects of war on the psyches of veterans from different generations.
Genre: Drama
“Witch Hunt” - Interview with Screenwriter/Director Elle Callahan
A family harbors witches on the run from the state.
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
“Happy Cleaners” - Interview with Filmmakers Julian Kim & Peter S. Lee
An immigrant story of a Korean-American family struggling to run a dry cleaning business in Flushing, Queens. Follow the Choi family as they confront their individual struggles, cultural clashes, and generational divide all while trying to keep their failing family business afloat.
Genre: Family, Drama
“Ludi” - Interview with Filmmaker Edson Jean
A hardworking and exhausted nurse named Ludi, battles coworkers, clients, and one impatient bus driver to learn her self-worth as she chases the American Dream in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.
Stars: Shein Mompremier, Alan Myles Heyman, Madelin Marchant
Genre: Drama
“Tyger Tyger” - Interview with Filmmaker Kerry Mondragon
After robbing a pharmacy, a woman and her mute friend kidnap a drug addict, then go on the road to give away the stolen "life saving" medication, but find themselves trapped in Slab City, California — a law-less and psychedelic city.
Stars: Sam Quartin, Dylan Sprouse,
Genre: Adventure, Romance, Western
“Shoplifters of the World” - Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Kijak
Follows a group of friends in 1987, as the iconic British band The Smiths disband and fans in a small Colorado town process the loss.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Stephen Kijak
Interviewer: Nace DeSanders
“The Affair” - Interview with Film Director Julius Sevcík
The Affair is the 2019 historical drama based on the Simon Mower novel, The Glass Room.
Genre: Drama
“Son” - Interview with Film Writer/Director Ivan Kavanagh
Son is the 2021 horror-thriller movie that follows a mother fighting to protect her son from a cult conspiracy, physical illness, and evil itself.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
“Body Brokers” - Interview with Writer/Director John Swab
A recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Michael Kenneth Williams, Melissa Leo, Jack Kilmer
“Sator” - Interview with Filmmaker Jordan Graham
Sator follows a young man who realizes an insidious being has been watching and influencing his family in an attempt to claim them.
Genre: Horror
“White Lie” - Interview with Filmmakers Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas
White Lie is the story of a well-liked university student who lies about being diagnosed with cancer and struggles to keep it a secret.
“Silence & Darkness” - Interview with Writer/Director Barak Barkan
A slow-burn drama/thriller that follows blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, who live with their father in a secluded town realize their father may have ill intentions.
“Dara of Jasenovac” - Interview with Director Predrag Antonijevic
Dara of Jasenovac (2020) | Director Predrag Antonijevic
A holocaust film set in what was formerly Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia during WWII. The film is centered around 10-year old Dara, who is sent to the infamous extermination camp known as Jasenovac.
Serbia's official submission to the 2021 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.
[Genre: Drama - War]
Interviewer: Nace DeSanders
"If Not Now, When?" - Interview with Co-Director/Writer Tamara Bass
If Not Now, When? (2019) | Interview with Co-Director / Writer Tamara Bass
Interviewer: Nace DeSanders
If Not Now, When? is the 2019 drama film centered around four black women, who each face unique struggles surrounding their love, marriage, and home lives.
Stars: Meagan Good, Tamara Bass, Shamicka Benn, Mekia Cox
[Genre: Drama]
“Archenemy” - Interview with Writer/Director Adam Egypt Mortimer
Archenemy (2020) | Writer/Director Adam Egypt Mortimer
Interviewer: Nace DeSanders
Archenemy follows Max Fist, a mysterious man (played by Joe Manganiello) who claims he lost his superpowers after arriving from another dimension when he meets a local teen who starts to believe him.
Stars: Joe Manganiello, Glen Howerton, Zolee Griggs, Paul Scheer
[Genre: Action/Adventure/Mystery]
"Wander" - Interview with Director April Mullen
Wander (2020) | Director April Mullen
Interviewer: Nace DeSanders
Wander follows a paranoid private investigator with a troubled past. After Bretnik (Eckhart) is hired to investigate a suspicious death in the town of Wander, he becomes convinced the case is linked to the same ‘conspiracy cover-up’ that caused the death of his daughter.
Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, Katheryn Winnick, Heather Graham
[Genre: Thriller]