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Cinemafile

Cinemafile showcases the very best in independent, documentary and foreign films through our conversations with the more than 2,000 filmmakers who made them. Through Cinemafile we will do our best to bring the most interesting and accomplished filmmakers from around the world to your attention.

tv & film film interviews

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24:03

Plymptoons - Animator / Director Bill Plympton

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/27

Our interview was recorded for a tribute show at NYC's Metrograph Theatre in June of 2025... Awarded by the Academy and the Festival de Cannes, a staple of Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation programs, guest couch gag contributor on The Simpsons, and a fiercely independent artist, one-man industry Bill Plympton is the American underground animator par excellence, his meticulously hand-drawn style, with its fluid, distending line and voluptuous figures, one of the most immediately recognizable

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22:40

*Best of 2025 - Who by Fire - Director Philippe Lesage

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/26

A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multi-generational tensions and anxieties in this disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage. Ostensibly a merry reunion between well-known film director Blake Cadieux (Arieh Worthalter) and his longtime friend and former collaborator Albert Gary (Paul Ahmarani), the vacation gradually becomes something far more complex and less stable, especially with the combustible

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22:43

We Are Guardians - Co-directors Edivan Guajajara,...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/25

In this powerful, intimate and illuminating documentary film from co-directors Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Green and Rob Grobman, a epic battle is taking place. A battle that will have a tremendous impact of the sustainability of our planet. This struggle is taking place in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. WE ARE GUARDIANS follows the indigenous forest guardians that stand at the frontlines of the fight to protect their ancestral lands from relentless invasions and deforestation. As more and more

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22:36

*Oscar nominated (2024) - Union - Co-director Brett...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/24

UNION follows the efforts of Chris Smalls (founding President of the Amazon Labor Union or ALU), Connor Spence (current President of the ALU) and a dedicated group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island. Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York. Through intimate cinema vérité, UNION

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20:49

The Window on Death Row - Director Linda Freund &...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/22

The Window on Death Row tells the story of Joaquín José Martínez, a Spanish citizen, who at the age of 24 was convicted of a double murder in the state of Florida. He spent the next five years behind bars, three of those on death row. With the help of the Spanish government and many of his country men, he was eventually exonerated of all charges against him. The case pitted the U.S. courts against that of the European Union and their ban on the death penalty. Nearly 20 years after his exoneration,

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14:43

Rosemead - Director Eric Lin

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/22

ROSEMEAD centers on an ailing woman who uncovers a terrifying secret: her teenage son is consumed by violent impulses. As her health rapidly declines, she’s forced into a desperate struggle—how far will she go to stop what she fears he is becoming, and what is she willing to sacrifice to protect him? Set within the quiet tensions of a Chinese American household, the film explores the unraveling of a family pushed to the brink. ROSEMEAD marks the feature directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer

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20:52

The Mother and The Bear - Director Johnny Ma

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/21

After 26-year-old Sumi suffers an accident on the streets of wintry Winnipeg, her overbearing mother Sara (Kim Ho-jung) flies in from Seoul to be by her now comatose daughter's side. Desperate to ensure Sumi will have someone to look after her in the future, Sara embarks on a mission to catfish a suitable (preferably Korean) husband before her daughter wakes up. However, as Sara meddles in Sumi's life via a dating app, she ends up on a journey that will leave her forever changed. Director Johnny Ma

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25:10

*Best of 2025 - Suburban Fury - Director Robinson Devor

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/21

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2025 Seattle International Film Festival SUBURBAN FURY revisits the 1975 assassination attempt on US President Gerald Ford through the perspective of would-be assassin Sara Jane Moore, a conservative mother from the San Francisco suburbs who became radicalized while working as an FBI informant. Freed after serving 32 years of a life sentence, Moore returns to San Francisco under watch of the Secret Service to tell the extraordinary story of her transformation

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17:46

*2026 Oscar Best Doc (Short) Shortlist - Children No...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/20

CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE”is an observational documentary short about a vigil that began in March 2025, when a handful of women stood silently in a public square in Tel Aviv, each holding a photograph of a child killed in Gaza. On every image: the child’s name, age, date of death, and the words “WAS AND IS NO MORE.” Their stillness is heavy, pressing against the rhythm of ordinary life. Some passersby look away; others respond with denial, sorrow, or rage. Yet week after week, new names

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16:52

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - Director Diego...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/19

Set in a remote Chilean mining town in 1982, Diego Céspedes’ dazzling debut feature follows young Lidia, who grows up within a vibrant queer household led by drag performers and trans women. When a mysterious illness—rumored to spread through the gaze between men—sows fear and hysteria, the community becomes the target of suspicion and violence. Through Lidia’s eyes, Céspedes crafts a haunting allegory of love, myth, and prejudice that reimagines the early AIDS era as a queer western with poetic

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21:41

*Best of 2025 - Santosh - Director Sandhya Suri

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/18

Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. Quickly taken under the wing of Sharma (Sunita Rajwar), a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s brutal murder that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption, forcing her to confront not only the brokenness

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21:27

*Best of 2025 - Electra - Director Hala Matar

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/18

In the timeless allure of Rome, journalist Dylan (Daryl Wein) and his companion, photographer Lucy (Abigail Cowen), find themselves weaving through the historic streets on assignment. Their journalistic pursuits lead them to an enthralling interview with the charismatic but flailing musician Milo (Jack Farthing). Charmed by their company, Milo extends an invitation for a weekend escape to his girlfriend Francesca's (Maria Bakalova) opulent palazzo nestled in the verdant Italian countryside. Yet

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15:01

*2026 Oscar Best Doc Shortlist - The Tale of Silyan ...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/17

Winner of the Cinema and Arts Award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, and just Shortlisted for this year’s Best Documentary Feature Oscar, THE TALE OF SILYAN is a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of rural North Macedonia. Nikola, a farmer grappling with the harsh realities of new government policies, finds himself unable to sell his land or crops. When his family leaves in search of a better life abroad, Nikola takes a job as a landfill attendant, where he encounters the

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19:19

Little Trouble Girls - Director Urška Djukić

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/16

Slovenia's entry this year's Oscar for Best International Feature Film, begins with her mother’s urging an introverted 16-year-old Lucija as she joins her Catholic school’s all-girls choir, where she befriends Ana-Marija, a popular older student. When the choir travels to a countryside convent for a weekend retreat of intensive rehearsals, Lucija navigates the unfamiliar surroundings, complex teenage social structures, and her own awakening sexuality. A series of initiations, including an

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16:23

*2026 Oscar Best Doc Shortlist - Mr. Nobody Against...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/14

Pasha Talankin is an unlikely hero—a beloved Russian primary school teacher, known as a mentor and prankster who offers students a safe haven in his office. After Russia invades Ukraine, Pasha’s role in the school changes dramatically as he is reluctantly drawn into Putin’s propaganda machine. Forced to promote state-sanctioned messages and horrified by the transformation of his school and community, he struggles with guilt and a sense of powerlessness, leading him to become an international

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20:01

*DOCNYC - WTO/99 - Director Ian Bell

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/08

Director Ian Bell joins us to recount the consequential history that took place from November 30th to December 3rd 1999, when tens of thousands of people occupied the streets of downtown Seattle to make known their concerns about the existence of the World Trade Organization and its impacts on the environment, human rights, and labor in the largest protests against economic globalization the US has ever seen. The protests brought together people from divergent sections of society— environmentalists,

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16:09

Come Closer - Director Tom Nesher

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/08

Screenwriter and director Tom Nesher joins us to talk about her poignant drama and the story of a young woman's life that is shattered when her beloved younger brother dies in a tragic accident. Consumed by grief, Eden takes increasingly desperate measures to fill the void left by her brother's absence. Her journey takes a passionate and dangerous turn when she discovers her brother had a secret girlfriend.With stunning cinematography, a talented cast who deliver compelling performances that elevate

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18:35

Trifole - Director Gabriela Fabbro

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/08

Trifole, Igor, an aging truffle hunter, faces failing health and disappearing woodlands while struggling to keep pace with the modern truffle trade. Into his quiet, tradition-bound life bounds Dalia, his 28-year-old granddaughter from London, estranged from her roots and searching for direction. Tasked with caring for him, their uneasy reunion softens as she is drawn into his passion for truffle hunting—and his world.The sophomore feature by emerging Italian director Gabriele Fabbro, Trifole stars

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12:08

*DOCNYC - Carol & Joy - Director Nathan Silver

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/07

From director Nathan Silver, "CAROL & JOY was born from a convergence of mothers. In my previous documentary, CUTTING MY MOTHER, I followed my own mom Cindy’s life and discovered that she was in a b'nai mitzvah class in her late 60s (customarily reserved for pre-teens). This would become the original premise of my fiction film BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, and Carol Kane would play the b'nai mitzvah student. Carol’s character in the film is a music teacher, and during the shoot I learned her own mother

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21:33

Nuns vs The Vatican - Director Lorena Luciana and...

Cinemafile ·

2025/12/03

NUNS VS. THE VATICAN is a groundbreaking investigative documentary that exposes a historic showdown inside the Catholic Church. NUNS VS. THE VATICAN follows Gloria, a former nun who risked everything to challenge the church's silence on abuse, corruption and systemic erasure of women's voices within Catholic power structures. After she experienced this abuse at the hands of her mentor and guide, Father Rupnik, who was revered for his faith and art in the Church, she decided to speak up and make

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