What exactly is a neolithic patchwork quilt? We’re stumped too. The man to ask is Paul Heary, a short filmmaker coming from Dublin. That’s because Neolithic Patchwork Quilt – which screened recently at the Cork Film Festival – is his second short film. He’s interested in breaking with conventional filmmaking practices and has some tips to share […]
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Meet syrian filmmaker Jalal Maghout
Is Berlin the perfect place for foreign filmmakers to create their art? It’s certainly that way for Jalal Maghout, a FilmFestivalLife filmmaker from Syria who currently resides in the German Hauptstadt. Jalal Maghout discusses with us about his animated documentary SULEIMA and his film festival career. Working in the narrow genre of animated documentary, his […]