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Interviews with filmmakers. Gain insight into the filmmaking process: the first idea, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, VFX, score, editing. BorrowingTape.com is an independent online film publication providing concise film coverage for cinephiles — indie films, foreign movies to Hollywood releases. Established in 2014, we've published spoiler-free reviews, feature articles, and exclusive interviews with the brightest talents in filmmaking/directing.

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    “Clown in a Cornfield” - Interview with Film Director Eli Craig

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 10:58


    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” - Interview with Film Writer / Director Lowell Dean

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 8:09


    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” - Interview with Film Director Simon West

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 9:45


    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

    “Room Taken” - Interview with Film Writer Michael Whelan and Producer Colmán Mac Cionnaith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 17:40


    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

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    “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent" - Interview with Film Writer / Director Nebojsa Slijepcevic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 8:04


    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

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    “In the Shadow of the Cypress" - Interview with Film Co-writer / Co-directors, Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 16:25


    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

    “Dovecote" - Interview with Film Co-writer / Director Marco Perego

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 9:49


    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

    “Anuja" - Interview with Film Writer / Director Adam J. Graves

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 20:52


    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

    “Drowning Dry" - Interview with Writer / Director Laurynas Bareiša

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 18:38


    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

    “Flow" - Interview with Co-writer / Director Gints Zilbalodis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 13:07


    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

    “Family Portrait" - Interview with Co-writer / Director Lucy Kerr

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 21:45


    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

    “Daddy's Head" - Interview with Writer / Director Benjamin Barfoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 12:17


    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

    “Booger" - Interview with Film Writer / Director Mary Dauterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 13:29


    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

    “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person" - Interview with Director / Co-writer Ariane Louis-Seize

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 20:27


    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 Shakedown" - Interview with Director / Co-writer Ari Kruger

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 10:14


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

    "Red Rooms" - Interview with Film Writer / Director Pascal Plante

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 21:56


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

    "Hundreds of Beavers" - Interview with Film Director Mike Cheslik

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 14:18


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

    "#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead" - Interview with Film Director Marcus Dunstan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 17:29


    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)

    "Chronicles of a Wandering Saint" - Interview with Film Writer / Director Tomás Gómez Bustillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 14:18


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

    "Breathe" - Interview with Director Stefon Bristol

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 13:18


    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.

    "Land of Bad" - Interview with Director William Eubank

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 13:55


    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 

    "Amélie" - Interview with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 11:47


    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.

    "It's a Wonderful Knife" - Interview with Screenwriter Michael Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 19:15


    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

    "Shayda" - Interview with Film Director Noora Niasari

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 13:04


    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.

    "Dead Shot" - Interview with Directors Charles Guard and Thomas Guard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 14:08


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

    "The Passenger" - Interview with Director Carter Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 13:11


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

    "Sympathy for the Devil" - Interview with Director Yuval Adler

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 10:45


    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

    "Amanda" - Interview with Film Writer/Director Carolina Cavalli

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 14:54


    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" - Interview with Film Director Vadim Perelman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 16:59


    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" - Interview with Film Director Samuel Bodin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 12:43


    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.

    "Loves Gets a Room" - Interview with Film Director Rodrigo Cortés

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 15:36


    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" - Interview with Film Director Bomani J. Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 13:50


    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” - Interview with Directors Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 16:24


    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 

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    “Giving Birth to a Butterfly” - Interview with Director and Co-Writer Theodore Schaefer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 11:41


    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'' - Interview with Writer/Director Saim Sadiq

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 13:48


    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' - Interview with Writer/Director Brit McAdams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 14:24


    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.

    "Wildflower" - Interview with Director Matt Smukler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 9:28


    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.

    "Calvaire" - Interview with Filmmaker Fabrice du Welz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 20:41


    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.

    “See You Then” - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Mari Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 12:54


    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.

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    “Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez” - Interview with Filmmaker Susan Stern

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 13:13


    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."

    "The Drummer" - Interview with Filmmaker Eric Werthman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 20:18


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

    “Witch Hunt” - Interview with Screenwriter/Director Elle Callahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 7:23


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

    “Happy Cleaners” - Interview with Filmmakers Julian Kim & Peter S. Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 16:26


    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

    “Ludi” - Interview with Filmmaker Edson Jean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 14:09


    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

    “Tyger Tyger” - Interview with Filmmaker Kerry Mondragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 28:49


    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

    “Shoplifters of the World” - Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Kijak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 12:12


    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” - Interview with Film Director Julius Sevcík

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 14:38


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

    “Son” - Interview with Film Writer/Director Ivan Kavanagh

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 15:12


    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

    “Body Brokers” - Interview with Writer/Director John Swab

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 8:14


    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” - Interview with Filmmaker Jordan Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 19:02


    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” - Interview with Filmmakers Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 22:10


    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.

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