Archive for 2009

Director Justin Molotnikov and producers Rachel Robey and Alastair Clark join us for our last live Q&A following the screening of CRYING WITH LAUGHTER at 6.00pm.

A powerfully redemptive and darkly comedic revenge thriller, CRYING WITH LAUGHTER is set against the vicious world of stand-up comedy. Watch the teaser trailer.

Starring Stephen McCole (Rushmore, Band of Brothers, The Crow Road, High Times), Malcolm Shields (Young Adam, The Lost World, Hallam Foe), Andrew Neil (Amazing Grace) and Jo Hartley (This is England).

Make sure you don’t miss a late addition to the Festival programme, RAIN OF THE CHILDREN, which weaves drama with documentary to unravel the extraordinary story of Puhi, a Maori woman who welcomed director Vincent Ward into her home in 1978.

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interview with Vincent Ward, director of RAIN OF THE CHILDREN

Few filmmakers who have enjoyed the level of success of New Zealand’s Vincent Ward would consider returning to the subject of a documentary they made 27 years ago. However the focus of Ward’s IN SPRING ONE PLANTS ALONE, a film made when he was only 21, has proved to be an itch he has been unable to scratch. Until now.

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Interview with Horrible Bob, director of the SURPRISE FILM

We were lucky enough to get our hands on this hitherto unpublished exclusive interview with the director of SURPRISE FILM, known at the time of writing as “Horrible Bob”. Horrible Bob’s enigmatic masterpieces are never quite what they seem, many of them winning a loyal fanbase whose love of the film is completely misguided and misplaced.

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Issue #10 of the Cambridge Film Festival Daily newspaper, supported by TTP Group, is available online now. Read our interview with Vincent Ward, director of RAIN OF THE CHILDREN, interview with the director of the SURPRISE FILM & more.