Film Directories
Looking for the genre specific? The nuanced? Take a spin through our Film Directories – this is where we dive deep and provide curation for everything from Horror to Kung Fu.
‘Basquiat’ For Real
Basquiat tells the story of a young, talented, ambitious black artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and his meteoric rise in the New York art world. The film …
Embracing the Absurd with Takashi Miike
A true master of the mash-up genre, Takashi Miike has become a veritable legend of cinema. With a career that spans over a hundred films, …
Annapurna: Conquering the Mountain
Few production companies have a staple of films as diverse as Annapurna. What sets Annapurna apart is the quality and uniqueness of their stories — …
The Endurance of ‘Suspiria’
There are many horror movies that have stood the test of time. Look at The Shining, Psycho, Halloween, The Exorcist. But Dario Argento’s Suspiria has …
Fandor Festival Podcast Ep.15 : Ben Fong-Torres
Hooman and Chris sit down with Ben Fong Torres an American rock journalist, author broadcaster, and Suzanne Joe Kai, an independent filmmaker, and award-winning journalist. …
Fandor Festival Podcast Ep. 14: Mark Fishkin Director of Mill Valley Film Festival
Hooman and Chris sit down with Mark Fishkin, film festival director of the upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival, taking place Oct 7-17 2021. Mill Valley …
Audition (1999)
One of the most notorious J-horror films ever made, Takashi Miike’s Audition exploded onto the festival circuit at the turn of the century to a …
Darktown Strutters (1975)
This giant dose of Blaxploitation eye candy was described by critic Roger Ebert as “the first black motorcycle gang rock sci-fi musical…” Originally distributed by …
Fandor Festival Podcast Ep.12: Leslee Scallon, co-Founder of Dances with Films Festival
Hooman and Chris sit down with the co-Founder of Dances with Films, Leslee Scallon. They dive into some of Leslee’s top picks screening this year, …
The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
Based on Douglas Kennedy’s best-selling international thriller, THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH follows American novelist Tom Ricks (Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke, Before Sunset, Training …