Wendy Mitchell

Violence around the breakfast table

18. feb 2020 | INTERVIEW. Director Jeanette Nordahl and writer Ingeborg Topsøe are both fascinated by family dynamics. In their drama 'Wildland' about a small criminal clan in provincial Denmark, the filmmakers play with the…

Navigating a morally complex story

15. jan 2019 | INTERVIEW. May el-Toukhy's second feature film, 'Queen of Hearts', takes a closer look at a powerful woman's fall from grace. Famed actress Trine Dyrholm and rising star Gustav Lindh lead the drama, fuelled by…

Living Up to Christmas

07. sep 2018 | INTERVIEW. An acclaimed film and stage actor, Paprika Steen now launches her third feature as director. An ensemble dramedy about Christmas and all the family drama that goes with it, 'That Time of Year' offers…

Playing with Audiences' imagination

11. feb 2018 | INTERVIEW. Gustav Möller's debut feature 'The Guilty' takes audiences on a tense journey without physically leaving one location on screen. Made on a limited budget, the crime thriller springs from a desire to…

Exploring the Unknown

26. aug 2017 | INTERVIEW. Director Hlynur Pálmason blends beauty with brutality in his debut feature "Winter Brothers," the result of a highly organic process. The story centres on two brothers working in a limestone quarry,…

"I Have a Very Quick Pace in My Life"

11. jan 2017 | INTERVIEW. Charlotte Sieling has directed Danish television series like "Unit 1," "The Killing" and "The Bridge" and has greatly enjoyed her work on American shows. Making "The Man" was a passion project all…