'Behind the Lens' | Filmmaking Interviews @ Borrowing Tape

Eli Craig, the director behind cult horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, returns with the new slasher Clown in a Cornfield. In a pre-release chat, the director and co-writer breaks down his latest film, reveals how his teen son helped shape his Gen-Z characters, and explains why he might never make a horror comedy like Tucker and Dale again.Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

DIE ALONE is the post-apocalyptic horror film from Lowell Dean (“WolfCop”) starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith and Frank Grillo. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

OLD GUY is the latest action comedy by the experienced director of the genre, Simon West ('Con Air', 'The Mechanic'), about an aging contract killer starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu, and Cooper Hoffman. Borrowing Tape had the opportunity to speak with West about making the movie, such as filming on location in Belfast, working with Christoph Waltz, and the method used to cast the lead action stars in his movies. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

Borrowing Tape had the opportunity to interview producer Colmán Mac Cionnaith and writer Michael Whelan on the drama short film nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” at the 2025 Oscars. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Nebojsa Slijepcevic, the director and writer of the 2024 drama short film, nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” at the 2025 Oscars. Interviewer: Sofia Sheehan

The Iranian animated short film In the Shadow of the Cypress was one of the films nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2025 Oscars. In this interview with Borrowing Tape, the husband-and-wife director duo Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohai break down the short's commentary on real-life PTSD among war veterans in Iran, the significance of the titular cypress tree and the daily struggles of making it big as an Iranian animator and director. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

Italian filmmaker Marco Perego joins his creative collaborator and wife Zoe Saldaña for Dovecote, a slow-burning prison drama that made it to the Oscars nominations for Best Live-Action Short. Perego breaks down how he filmed a short film in an actual Venetian prison, using female inmates as extras, and the incredible sense of community he discovered among them. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Adam J. Graves the director and writer of the 2024 drama short film, nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” at the 2025 Oscars. Streaming now on Netflix. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Laurynas Bareiša, the director and writer of the 2024 drama film selected as Lithuania's entry for 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. The interview explores the filming process, the director's experience working with the cast, and the film's fragmented narrative structure, with the latter leading to a consideration of how narrative structure may impact the viewing experience.Interviewer: Connor Winterton

The following interview is with Gints Zilbalodis, the director and writer of the 2024 Latvian silent animation film FLOW about Cat, who must team up with various species on a refuge boat to survive a flood.  The film won the Golden Globes for Best Picture - Animated and is shortlisted for the Best Internation Film Award at the 97th Oscars. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Lucy Kerr, the director and writer of the 2023 drama movie FAMILY PORTRAIT.  The film follows a family whose attempts at capturing a family photo things take a dreamlike turn.  Interviewer: Connor Winterton

The following interview is with Benjamin Barfoot,, the director and writer of the 2024 folk horror movie DADDY'S HEAD.  A boy and his stepmother are terrified after a strange creature, resembling the boy's recently deceased father, visits them. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Mary Dauterman, the director and writer of the 2023 body horror comedy movie BOOGER.  After her best friend dies in a bike accident and her cat escapes, Anna struggles to cope. Her frantic search for her cat leads to a severe bite that causes alarming physical changes.. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Ariane Louis-Seize, the director and co-writer of the 2023 French-language Canadian vampire comedy horror film HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Ari Kruger, the director and co-writer of the 2024 crime comedy feature film THE SHAKEDOWN. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Pascal Plante, the director and writer of the 2023 crime mystery thriller film RED ROOMS.  Interviewer: Connor Winterton

Interview with Mike Cheslik, the director and co-writer of the 2024 silent slapstick comedy action film HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS.  Interviewer: Connor Winterton

The following interview is with Marcus Dunstan, the director of the 2024 horror mystery thriller film #AMFAD: ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD. Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa Director Interview (transcript) Review (spoiler-free)

The following interview is with Tomás Gómez Bustillo, the director of the 2023 Argentine-US supernatural comedy film CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT. 

The following interview is with Stefon Bristol, the director of the 2024 sci-fi thriller movie BREATHE. The film follows a mother and daughter who are barely surviving in an oxygen-less world when intruders arrive claiming to know their missing father. BREATHE stars Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Quvenzhané Wallis, Sam Worthington and Common.

The following interview is with William Eubank, the director and co-writer of the 2024 action-thriller movie LAND OF BAD, The film follows an US Army special forces unit that's ambushed during a mission — their only remaining hope lies with a remote Air Force drone operator assisting them through a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. Land of Bad stars  Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games franchise), Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Luke Hemsworth ("Westworld"), Ricky Whittle ("American Gods") and Milo Ventimiglia ("This Is Us”). Interviewer: Louis Suffill 

The following interview is with Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of the 2001 French-language romantic-comedy classic Amélie. Showing in select theaters this Valentine's Day.

The following interview is with Michael Kennedy, screenwriter of a Christmas horror movie with a classic twist, IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE (2023). Interviewer: Tyler Geis Trailer https://bit.ly/476ubLn

The Australian entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards, SHAYDA follows an immigrant woman living in a woman's shelter with her six-year-old daughter after filing for divorce from her abusive husband.  In the following interview, the writer/director Noora Niasari spoke on the filmmaking process with Borrowing Tape interviewer Sofia Sheehan.

The following interview is with DEAD SHOT directors Charles Guard and Thomas Guard who discussed the action thriller feature film. 

The following interview is with THE PASSENGER director Carter Smith who discussed the thriller feature film, in a recent interview with Tyler Geis.

In a recent interview, Director Yuval Adler spoke to Borrowing Tape about working on his latest film SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, a neo-noir mystery film starring Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman. Interviewer: Tyler Geis

Borrowing Tape caught up with AMANDA Writer/Director Carolina Cavalli on the Italian comedy-drama film in a recent interview with Sof ia Sheehan.

PERSIAN LESSONS Director Vadim Perelman spoke about his experience directing the German-Russian-Belarusian war drama film in a recent interview with Tyler Geis of Borrowing Tape.

COBWEB director Samuel Bodin spoke about directing the horror thriller film in a recent interview with Tyler Geis of Borrowing Tape.  Cobweb is currently showing in theaters and will release to PVOD on August 11, 2023.

LOVE GETS A ROOM director Rodrigo Cortés opened up about his experience making the musical drama film in a recent interview with Sofia Sheehan of Borrowing Tape. 

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER director Bomani J. Story opened up about his experience making his twist on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in a recent interview with Borrowing Tape interview Tyler Geis.  THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER is currently available to watch in cinemas and rent/buy on PVOD.

THE WRATH OF BECKY is the sequel to BECKY, which follows the titular character two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family. Now in the care of an older woman, a violent group breaks into their home to attack them and take their beloved dog, so Becky must return to her old ways. In the following interview, Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote (the directors and co-writers of THE WRATH OF BECKY) sat down with Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis to discuss the filmmaking process.  Available to watch in cinemas and rent/buy on PVOD. Full Transcript Review [spoiler-free] Red Band Trailer 

GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY follows a woman and her son's pregnant girlfriend on a surreal journey to try to track down the perpetrators of her identity being stolen.  In the following interview, Theodore Schaefer, the director, and co-writer of GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY spoke with Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis on the filmmaking process. Now ready to stream on Fandor and available to rent on PVOD.

JOYLAND follows the youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque, and becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to talk to Saim Sadiq, the writer and director of JOYLAND on the filmmaking process. Now available to watch in theaters.

PAINT follows Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter — played by Owen Wilson. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to talk to the director of PAINT Brit McAdams on the filmmaking process. Now available to watch in theaters.

In the 2022 comedy-drama film, WILDFLOWER a young girl navigates the challenges of having two neurodivergent parents and an extended family who can't quite seem to agree on how best to help her. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to interview the director of WILDFLOWER Matt Smukler on the filmmaking process. Now available to rent or buy on VOD.

The 2004 Frech horror film Calvaire returns to US theaters and will be released on VOD. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to interview Fabrice du Welz, the director and co-writer of Calvaire.

A drama film centered over a night of intimate and vulnerable conversations where a shocking truth is revealed. Genre: Drama Nace DeSanders caught up with Director/Co-Writer Mari Walker and interviewed her about her feature film, See You Then.

A documentary film that follows the life and work of Spain Rodriguez, a comic book artist. Genre: Documentary Nace DeSanders talks with Documentarian Susan Stern about making her feature film about the comic book artist Spain Spain Rodriguez titled 'Bad Attitude."

Three interwoven stories reveal the traumatic effects of war on the psyches of veterans from different generations. Genre: Drama

A family harbors witches on the run from the state. Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

An immigrant story of a Korean-American family struggling to run a dry cleaning business in Flushing, Queens. Follow the Choi family as they confront their individual struggles, cultural clashes, and generational divide all while trying to keep their failing family business afloat. Genre: Family, Drama

A hardworking and exhausted nurse named Ludi, battles coworkers, clients, and one impatient bus driver to learn her self-worth as she chases the American Dream in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood. Stars: Shein Mompremier, Alan Myles Heyman, Madelin Marchant Genre: Drama

After robbing a pharmacy, a woman and her mute friend kidnap a drug addict, then go on the road to give away the stolen "life saving" medication, but find themselves trapped in Slab City, California — a law-less and psychedelic city. Stars: Sam Quartin, Dylan Sprouse, Genre: Adventure, Romance, Western

Follows a group of friends in 1987, as the iconic British band The Smiths disband and fans in a small Colorado town process the loss. Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Stephen Kijak Interviewer: Nace DeSanders

The Affair is the 2019 historical drama based on the Simon Mower novel, The Glass Room. Genre: Drama

Son is the 2021 horror-thriller movie that follows a mother fighting to protect her son from a cult conspiracy, physical illness, and evil itself. Genre: Horror, Thriller

A recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts. Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Starring: Michael Kenneth Williams, Melissa Leo, Jack Kilmer

Sator follows a young man who realizes an insidious being has been watching and influencing his family in an attempt to claim them. Genre: Horror

White Lie is the story of a well-liked university student who lies about being diagnosed with cancer and struggles to keep it a secret.