After Jean Rouch - by Caterina Sartori In 2017 the RAI Film Festival celebrated the 100th anniversary of Jean Rouch's birth with a special event at Arnolfini gallery in Bristol; the screening of one of ... read more
David MacDougall Masterclass - The recording of the David MacDougall Masterclass (with Michael Steward and Colin Young) which took place at the 15th RAI FILM FESTIVAL 2017, is now available on Soundcloud. Back to ... read more
RAI FILM FESTIVAL 2017: Q&A with Otto Bell - Q&A with Otto Bell, director of The Eagle Huntress, winner of the President's Award 2017. RAI FILM FESTIVAL 2017 Wed 29 March 2017, 5:30PM Back to BLOG
Modern Love in an Ancient World - An interview with Sharif El Ramly, scriptwriter of The Bride of the Nile by Shosha Adie People have been documenting Egyptian history for thousands of years through a myriad of different mediums, ... read more
Socotra, the Island of Djinns - An interview with Jordi Esteva, director of Socotra, The Island of Djinns by Edoardo Lomi Socotra: The Island of Djinns (2016) opens a window onto a changing world, whose isolation the ... read more
The Archipelago - An interview with Benjamin Huguet, director of THE ARCHIPELAGO by Edoardo Lomi Benjamin Huguet’s film The Archipelago (2016) presents a day in the life of the whole history of the Faraoe ... read more
From Snow to Sand: Kamerling on Capturing Change - An interview with Leonard Kamerling, co-director of CHANGA REVISITED By Shosha Adie “This was not just a story about Africa, Africans and the Maasai. It was a story about the indigenous ... read more
Memory and Migration: Lampedusa in Winter - An interview with Jakob Brossmann, director of LAMPEDUSA IN WINTER By Samantha Dunn ‘Being a witness of the deadly European border policy and how to live with that, and how it ... read more
Exploring Poverty through Personal Hygiene - An interview with Stefania Bona and Francesca Scalisi, directors of BATH PEOPLE By Charlotte Harding Six years ago, filmmaker Stefania Bona stumbled upon a hidden architectural gem on the streets of ... read more
COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD - An interview with Alejandro Fernández Mouján, director of DAMIANA KRYYGI By Samantha Dunn Alejandro Fernández Mouján is an Argentine filmmaker who alongside his wife, anthropologist Susana Margulies, decided to follow ... read more