Deep Cut: A Film Podcast

Wilson, Ben, and Eli
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Deep Cut: A Film Podcast is a director-focused film podcast featuring deep-dive discussions about international, art-house, and independent cinema. Each episode we discuss either a director's most popular film or a "Deep Cut Pick": a personal favorite chosen by one of us. We've covered movies from filmmakers like Hirokazu Kore-eda, Agnes Varda, Éric Rohmer, Kelly Reichardt, Wong Kar-wai, S.S. Rajamouli, Bong Joon-ho, and more. Looking for film recommendations off the beaten path? This is the pod to follow! Links to our Discord and other socials here: https://deepcutpod.com

  1. 139. HKIFF50: Interview with Tsai Ming-liang

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    139. HKIFF50: Interview with Tsai Ming-liang

    The seventh and final director interview Wilson conducted at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival is with the legendary Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang. Wilson asks one of his cinematic heroes about the state of filmmaking today, his methods for working with actors, and his decades-long collaboration with Lee Kang-sheng. Kiss a melon in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 intro 03:42 What do you hope new audiences will take from your films? 04:43 Rebels of the Neon god 06:20 Tsai and realism 07:35 The Hole 09:30 Tsai’s childhood 11:13 Theaters, streamers, and art museums 13:24 Video art versus narrative cinema 16:15 Fruits and vegetables (props and crops) 17:40 Abandoned buildings 19:27 Pacing and directing actors 21:22 Working with Lee Kang-sheng 22:35 Tsai’s Deep Cut picks

    28 min
  2. 138. HKIFF50: Mare's Nest (2025) - Interview with Director Ben Rivers

    28 juni

    138. HKIFF50: Mare's Nest (2025) - Interview with Director Ben Rivers

    The sixth of seven (6-7!!!) director interviews Wilson conducted at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival is with the British, experimental director Ben Rivers, creator of the child-focused, post-apocalyptic exploration Mare’s Nest. Rivers speaks about giving child actors the freedom to be themselves onscreen, receiving Don Delillo’s blessing to stage his play The Word for Snow in the film, and the intention behind his depiction of an adultless world. Speak the word for snow in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:03 Interview begins 03:32 Origins of Mare's Nest 06:07 Don Delillo 09:52 Children performing adult routines 13:14 Documentary versus fiction 19:09 Film-within-film 22:06 Moon walks into the past 25:02 Location filming 28:48 SEA filmmakers 31:25 Outro

    33 min
  3. 137. HKIFF50: Memory (2025) - Interview with Director Vladlena Sandu

    21 juni

    137. HKIFF50: Memory (2025) - Interview with Director Vladlena Sandu

    The fifth of seven director interviews Wilson conducted at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival is with the thoughtfully impassioned Vladlena Sandu, director of the autobiographical drama Memory. Sandu shares her influences from Tarkovsky to Pajaranov, praises her collaborators on this film, how hypnotherapy helped her make this film, and her strong anti-war convictions. Remember our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Interview starts 04:03 Making Sandu happen 07:47 Childhood trauma through film 10:25 Personal truth 17:34 Motifs and repetition 23:48 Child actors 30:14 Production design 35:54 Influences: Tarkovsky, Parajanov, Pasolini 40:19 Ending of the film

    50 min
  4. 136. HKIFF50: Sleep No More (2026) - Interview with Director Edwin

    14 juni

    136. HKIFF50: Sleep No More (2026) - Interview with Director Edwin

    The fourth of seven director interviews Wilson conducted at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival is with Edwin, director of the fantasy horror Sleep No More. Edwin shares his wide range of influences from Indonesian cinema history and beyond, speaks to his film’s commentary on labor rights, shares his own Deep Cut pick, and… shares a sing-along with Wilson?! Take a nap in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:04 Indoneisan horror film history 07:30 Edwin's influences 09:00 Indonesian politics and labor 15:38 Scary scenes 17:57 Casting 20:34 Special effects 23:12 Edwin's future horror 24:39 Edwin's Deep Cut Pick 25:57 Sing-along

    28 min
  5. 135. HKIFF50: Ah Girl (2026) - Interview with Director Ang Geck Geck

    7 juni

    135. HKIFF50: Ah Girl (2026) - Interview with Director Ang Geck Geck

    The third of seven director interviews Wilson conducted at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival is with the outgoing, reflective Ang Geck Geck, director of the semi-autobiographical childhood drama Ah Girl. Wilson connects with the Singaporean director over the long road to producing Ah Girl, the research with social workers that informed the script, the parts of her own childhood and family that are in the film, and her own Deep Cut Pick. Speak in Mandarin, English, or pretty much any other language in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:32 Interview begins 07:03 Research with social workers 10:56 Child actors 15:09 Language 19:55 Personal history 26:00 Ending of the film 27:44 Next film 28:53 Deep Cut Pick 30:05 Outro

    32 min
  6. 134. HKIFF50: Silent Friend (2025) - Interview with Director Ildikó Enyedi & Tony Leung

    31 maj

    134. HKIFF50: Silent Friend (2025) - Interview with Director Ildikó Enyedi & Tony Leung

    The second of seven director interviews Wilson conducted at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival is with the thoughtful, patient Ildikó Enyedi, director of the equally thoughtful and patient Silent Friend. Wilson connects with the Hungarian director over her pensive approach to the natural world, the special place that HKIFF holds in her experience as a filmmaker, and her admiration of star Tony Leung… whose interview with Wilson is also at the end of this episode! Befriend a tree in our  FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 03:03 - Enyedi interview 04:16 - Working with Tony Leung 06:15 - Enyedi's relationship with trees 07:32 - Academia and science 09:36 - Intercutting timelines 12:25 - Dreams, psychedelics, ecology 15:02 - Production process 17:08 - Casting a tree 19:41 - Other Enyedi films 21:34 - Further explorations 23:13 - Enyedi's Deep Cut 25:48 - Tony Leung Interview 28:13 - Outro

    30 min
  7. 133. HKIFF50: Palimpsest: The Story of a Name (2026) - Interview with Director Mary Stephen

    24 maj

    133. HKIFF50: Palimpsest: The Story of a Name (2026) - Interview with Director Mary Stephen

    The first of 7 director interviews Wilson conducted at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival. Mary Stephen is a legend in world cinema, having worked as an editor for Éric Rohmer and Ann Hui, and being a celebrated film director in her own right. Wilson chats with Mary about her latest film, the personal documentary PALIMPSEST: THE STORY OF A NAME — its twisty narrative structure, its relationship to memory and family, and her deep ties to the city of Hong Kong. They also dig into her remarkable career as an editor, from switching between film and digital, to her creative collaborations with Rohmer, Ann Hui, and Jessey Tsang, and what she carries from that work into her own filmmaking. Links: Trace your roots in our  FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:08 Mary presenting her film to Hong Kong audiences 05:03 Palimpsest's twisty narrative 07:04 How being an editor influenced her filmmaking  08:25 Narration and narrative in the film 10:27 Unused archive footage  12:27 Mary's relationship with her family 15:11 Mary’s relationship with Hong Kong 17:33 Editing: Switching from film to digital 19:20 Working with Eric Rohmer 30:13 Collaborations with Ann Hui and Jessey Tsang 35:41 Working with collaborators as a director herself 38:43 Closing

    41 min
  8. 132. Marina de Van: Don’t Look Back

    17 maj

    132. Marina de Van: Don’t Look Back

    Let’s, uh, frickin LOOK BACK at Marina De Van’s 2009 psychological thriller / body horror flick, Don’t Look Back. Sophie Marceau turns into Monica Bellucci; meanwhile, Eli tries to piece together the puzzle of De Van’s obscure career, Wilson notices the special effects, and Ben makes comparisons to soap operas. Links: Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods by Mariana Alessandri Interviews with & articles on Marina de Van: Rotterdam, 2019 Screenslate, 2022 Dread Central, 2022 The French Review, 2010 The Guardian, 2004 Pinnland Empire, 2012 Look at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:39 Introducing Don't Look Back 05:21 General reactions 15:17 Context 17:55 Comparing with In My Skin 21:59 What the heck is happening in this movie 28:06 Performances 31:34 De Van career arc 33:52 De Van's filmmaking 38:51 Wrapping up De Van... for now? 42:20 Outro

    44 min
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Deep Cut: A Film Podcast is a director-focused film podcast featuring deep-dive discussions about international, art-house, and independent cinema. Each episode we discuss either a director's most popular film or a "Deep Cut Pick": a personal favorite chosen by one of us. We've covered movies from filmmakers like Hirokazu Kore-eda, Agnes Varda, Éric Rohmer, Kelly Reichardt, Wong Kar-wai, S.S. Rajamouli, Bong Joon-ho, and more. Looking for film recommendations off the beaten path? This is the pod to follow! Links to our Discord and other socials here: https://deepcutpod.com

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  • Skapad av
    Wilson, Ben, and Eli
  • Aktiva år
    2020 - 2026
  • Avsnitt
    140
  • Åldersgräns
    Vuxet innehåll
  • Copyright
    © Wilson, Ben, and Eli
  • Programmets webbplats
    Deep Cut: A Film Podcast

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