Two Interviews with Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet (1976 and 1984) Sally Shafto June 2017 Two Interviews with Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet True to its title, the recently published Writings (New York: Sequence Press, 2016) by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet contains only a handful of the filmmakers’ interviews. It’s clear, though, that their...
Adieu, Carolus (Charles Bitsch, 1931-2016) Sally Shafto September 2016 Feature Articles It is often said that a film set is like a military campaign. Another analogy would be that of a professional kitchen (itself based on the military model), which after the eminent French chef Auguste Escoffier,...
Leaders in African Film Today: the 17th Festival du cinéma africain de Khouribga Sally Shafto October 2014 Festival Reports Nowadays there are no more traditional storytellers. I think that a filmmaker can replace them. To be properly heard, a storyteller needs to know how to strike with his instruments, whether the tam-tam or a cam...
Response to Dimitrios Latsis’ review ofFilm, Art, New Media: Museum without Walls Sally Shafto June 2013 Book Reviews Since so many academic books go unnoticed, it was initially a pleasure to see Dimitrios Latsis’ recent review of Angela dalle Vacche’s edited anthology, Film, Art, New Media: Museum without Walls (Palgrave Macm...
On Moroccan Identity: the 14th Festival National du Film Sally Shafto June 2013 Festival Reports Very few countries, even in Europe, have a national film festival. It’s a masterstroke on the part of the government to have created and developed the FNF. – Salvatore Leocata, Director of the Festival indepen...
It all began in Khouribga: the 15th Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga Sally Shafto August 2012 Festival Reports “An African film is a miracle, like the rain.” – Youssef Ait Hamou “’No wind is favorable to a sailor who does not know what port he is headed for.’” – Seneca, quoted by Nour-Eddine Saïl I first heard of Kh...
The Arab Spring and Maghrebin Cinema: The 6th Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb, Saint Denis Sally Shafto June 2011 Festival Reports “Ideas are on the street.” –Abu Othman Amro bnu Bahr al-Jahed (776 - 869) “The cinema is there to mend wounded souls.” – Egyptian filmmaker, Yousry Nasrallah “There is no better prospective project for a ...
Celebrating Amazigh Culture: The 5th National Festival of Amazigh Film Sally Shafto March 2011 Festival Reports Organised by L'AMREC (Association marocaine de recherche et d'échanges culturels), (1) the 5th annual National Festival of Amazigh Film was held 15-18 December, 2010 at the Palais des Congrès in Ouarzazate. The...
Moroccan Cinema Alive: The 12th Festival National du Film, Tangier Sally Shafto March 2011 Festival Reports “We are conscious of cinema’s role in society.” – Nour-Eddine Saïl, Director of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain Tangier: the city that inspired and attracted so many artists, writers and bohemians, call...
Questerbert on Moullet: An Interview with Marie-Christine Questerbert Sally Shafto October 2010 Feature Articles Student of philosophy, traveller, actress maudit and filmmaker, Marie-Christine Questerbert, who appeared in Moullet’s Une Aventure de Billy le Kid (1971) and Anatomy of a Relationship (1975), discusses her life and career, and the travails of working with one of France’s more eccentric directors.
On Straub-Huillet’s Une Visite au Louvre (1) Sally Shafto December 2009 Feature Articles Sally Shafto’s introduction sets the context for the transcript to the Straub’s film that follows.
Transcript to Straub & Huillet’s A Visit to the Louvre Sally Shafto December 2009 Feature Articles Transcript of the dialogue, and description of visual and sound tracks to Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s 2004 film on Cezanne.
