We are pleased to present our interview with Oscar-nominated director, Jan Komasa. Jan is the director of Corpus Christi (Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2020 Academy Awards), The Hater, and Warsaw '44. In this episode, Jan talks about growing up in an artistic family, what he typically eats on set, video games, and the movies he has watched during quarantine.  As always, to keep updated with the festival head to cmu.edu/faces ..read more

In this episode, we interview the next filmmaker from our season,  the director of Garbage, Jose Muniain. We talk about what inspired the project, the casting process of the film, setting a visual tone, and what Jose has been watching over quarantine.  Garbage is streaming virtually from December 14th to December 20th. There will be a live discussion on Zoom, December 17th at 7pm.  This screening is organized in conjunction with Row House Theater. Sponsored by Cause, Humanities Scholars Program, The Center for Diversity and Inclusion at CMU, The Department of Africana Studies at ..read more

In our inaugural episode, we interview acclaimed filmmaker Fredrik Gertten (Becoming Zlatan, Bikes vs. Cars, Bananas*!) about his new film about the housing crisis, Push, which was screened virtually for the CMU International Film Festival. We talk about how critical the ongoing housing crisis is, what power does sharing human stories possess, and why documentaries matter in 2020. Festival Website: https://www.cmu.edu/faces/index.html CMU International Festival Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmuintlfilmfest/ Fredrik's Podcast: https://pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com/ About the CMU Inter ..read more

We are pleased to present our interview with Oscar-nominated director, Jan Komasa. Jan is the director of Corpus Christi (Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2020 Academy Awards), The Hater, and Warsaw '44. In this episode, Jan talks about growing up in an artistic family, what he typically eats on set, video games, and the movies he has watched during quarantine.  As always, to keep updated with the festival head to cmu.edu/faces ..read more

In this episode, we interview the next filmmaker from our season,  the director of Garbage, Jose Muniain. We talk about what inspired the project, the casting process of the film, setting a visual tone, and what Jose has been watching over quarantine.  Garbage is streaming virtually from December 14th to December 20th. There will be a live discussion on Zoom, December 17th at 7pm.  This screening is organized in conjunction with Row House Theater. Sponsored by Cause, Humanities Scholars Program, The Center for Diversity and Inclusion at CMU, The Department of Africana Studies at ..read more

In this episode, we interview filmmaker Idrissou Mora-Kpai about his new film screening virtually at the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival, America Street. America Street (2019) explores the daily struggles of an African-American community through the eyes of community leader, Joe Watson, as he navigates quickly gentrifying historical black neighborhoods in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, just after the 2015 Walter Scott killing. We discuss how Idrissou chose his subject for the film, his view on documentary vs. narrative filmmaking, and what films he’s been watching over quaran ..read more

In our inaugural episode, we interview acclaimed filmmaker Fredrik Gertten (Becoming Zlatan, Bikes vs. Cars, Bananas*!) about his new film about the housing crisis, Push, which was screened virtually for the CMU International Film Festival. We talk about how critical the ongoing housing crisis is, what power does sharing human stories possess, and why documentaries matter in 2020. Festival Website: https://www.cmu.edu/faces/index.html CMU International Festival Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmuintlfilmfest/ Fredrik's Podcast: https://pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com/ About the CMU Inter ..read more