The award-winning documentary Celtic Utopia made its New York premiere at this year’s 2026 Brooklyn Film Festival.
Interviews
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Interview – Director Lars Lovén Talks About the Journey of ‘Celtic Utopia’ Documentary on Irish Musicians
Lars Lovén (photo Elisabeth Marjanovic-Cronvall)
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Interview – ‘The Mechanics of Borders’ Director Hubert Caron-Guay Wants to Make You Uncomfortable
Hubert Caron-Guay Hubert Caron-Guay, a visual artist, director, scriptwriter, and producer, is known for creating intimate stories that explore the complexities of the human condition. Through close relationships with his characters, his work often examines personal struggles while questioning the social and political systems that shape everyday life.
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Interview – ‘Your Attention Please’ Director Sara Robin on Flipping the Script on Traditional Documentaries
Sara Robin attends the world premiere of “Your Attention Please” during the 2026 SXSW (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for “Your Attention Please”) Directed by Sara Robin, Your Attention Please investigates how social media and the attention economy reshape childhood, mental health, and human relationships.
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Interview – Carlye Rubin, Katie Green, and Tina Grapenthin Talk Documentary ‘Blood & Guts’ on the Horror Indie Film-Making Adams Family
Blood & Guts by Carlye Rubin, Katie Green, and Tina Grapenthin Showcasing the horror-loving family nestled in upstate New York, the documentary Blood & Guts, directed by Carlye Rubin, Katie Green, and Tina Grapenthin, follows the story of the Adams family and their career of making punk-rock indie horror films.
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Interview – ‘1001 Frames’ Director Mehrnoush Alia Tells an Unsettling Story of Abuse Against Women in the Film Industry
Helia Shadifar, 1001 Frames by Merhnoush Alia (credit Hamed Hosseini Sangar) Using the audition room as a metaphor for control, abuse, and exploitation, director Mehrnoush Alia makes a powerful statement about women’s rights and autonomy through her film, 1001 Frames.
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Interview – ‘Tony Odyssey’ Director Thale Banzai’s Talks Living Beyond Survival
Thales Banzai, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Chris Cambio) Set in the heart of the Brazilian metropolis, São Paulo, Tony Odyssey, directed by Thales Banzai, follows best friends Tony and Ivy on a hallucinogenic journey through spirituality and crime in a search for a divine power.
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Interview – Director Nick Butler Talks ‘Lunar Sway’ Dark Comedy
(courtesy Nick Butler) Filmmaker Nick Butler’s Lunar Sway made its NY premiere at this year’s Brooklyn Film Festival. Starring in the film are Noah Parker, Liza Weil, Grace Glowicki, Douglas Smith, Kaden Connors, and Andy Yu.
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Interview – Filmmakers Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak Talk ‘Glorious Summer’ Dystopian Drama
Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak Filmmakers Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak bring Glorious Summer to this year’s Brooklyn Film Festival. The film is among the selections featured at the festival, which showcases emerging and independent voices from around the world.
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Interview – Filmmaker Joaquim Adrià Pujol Discusses ‘Màquina’ Documentary
(courtesy Joaquim Adrià Pujol) Filmmaker Joaquim Adrià Pujol premiered his experiential documentary film Màquina at this year’s Brooklyn Film Festival.
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Interview – ‘Mistura’ Director Ricardo de Montreuil Talks Food, Self-discovery in Peruvian Drama
Mistura by Ricardo de Montreuil Set against the colorful backdrop of 1960s Lima, writer-director Ricardo de Montreuil’s latest feature, Mistura, tells the story of Norma Piet, a privileged French-Peruvian woman whose life is forever changed when her husband’s betrayal ostracizes her from the elite society around which she had forged her identity.
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Otilia Portillo Padua Explores Entanglements and Reciprocity in ‘Daughters of the Forest’ Interview
Otilia Portillo Padua, director of Daughters of the Forest (photo credit Jesse Sabatier) There is an entwined relationship between humans and nature, the visible and invisible, and a world that is being threatened by ecological loss. In a sci-fi documentary centering two scientifically trained women from Indigenous communities in Mexico, Daughters of the Forest (Hijas del Bosque) explores how mushrooms offer models of coexistence.
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Filmmaker David Usui Emphasizes The Importance of “Been Here Stay Here” | Interview
Been Here Stay Here by David Usu (Lost and Found Films) Climate change seems to be taking a backseat. With everything currently going on in the world, this important ecological issue is being overshadowed even while it’s happening. So much so that we’re seeing effects of it in our own country, and nothing is getting done.