Jeonju IFF 2025 – KCrush Interview with ‘Winter in Sockho’ Director Koya Kamura

Jeonju IFF 2025 – KCrush Interview with ‘Winter in Sockho’ Director Koya Kamura

Based on the 2016 award-winning novel “Winter in Sokcho” by Elisa Shua Dusapin, filmmaker Koya Kamura’s adaption and debut feature film, is a quiet introspection on what identity, beauty, and self-confidence looks like in modern day South... Read More

TIFF 2024 KCrush Interview with ‘The Gesuidouz’ Filmmaker Kenichi Ugana

 Why is this so frustrating?!” is a question I ask myself every time I sit down to write a piece for publication. The angst of the creative process is exasperating, energy consuming and… well, fun. Once you’ve gotten into... Read More

TIFF24 KCrush Interview with ‘The Mother and the Bear’ Filmmaker Johnny Ma

 Premiering in the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2024 Centrepiece program, filmmaker Johnny Ma’s (Oldstone, 2016, To Live to Sing, 2019), latest film The Mother and the Bear is a cosmic fairytale, but not quite, exploration... Read More

TIFF24 KCrush ‘Seven Days’ Interview with Filmmaker Ali Samadi Ahadi

 For the World Premiere of his latest dramatic feature Seven Days / Haft Rooz, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, renowned Iranian filmmaker Ali Samadi Ahadi spoke with Film Critic and Journalist Carolyn Hinds. The film quite... Read More