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Frieda Barnhard as Robin in Melk. Stefanie Kolk: 'I already felt like there was already conflict in just the amount of milk because you're like, something has to happen with this milk' Photo: Courtesy of Warsaw Film Festival Stefanie Kolk's measured debut Melk, considers the aftermath of a loss for a young couple Robin and Jonas (Frieda Barnhard and Aleksej Ovsiannikov). As the pair try to come to terms with their grief, Robin also has to face the fact her body has begun producing Milk. Kolk and her co-writer Nena van Driel carefully guide us through what happens next, allowing silence to occupy the spaces other filmmakers might clutter with dialogue. Her film tackles a difficult subject with great sensitivity and, ultimately, considerable hopefulness in regards to humanity's ability to help one another heal. We caught up with her at Thessaloniki International Film Festival to chat to her about the film.
- 12/5/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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As she progressed in her burgeoning career Emma Branderhorst was pulled to direct a film which not only suited her style but which she had an emotional connection to. Ma Mère et Moi (My Mother and I) came to fruition after she bravely pulled out of a project which she didn’t feel entirely invested in and is a reflection of her passion for filmmaking and telling stories which mean something to her. Ma Mère et Moi follows Kees and her mother on a road trip from the Netherlands to France where their incredibly strong, but perhaps unhealthy, relationship is about to change irrevocably as they part ways. Branderhorst has a strong focus on character driven films which sees her draw you into the worlds she creates with close-up camera work and her personal unflinching gaze. Branderhorst was first featured on Dn with her Oscar-qualifying short Spotless, an impressively forthright...
- 2/21/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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