From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 9:42 AM

This CINEMONDO film from Israel is an intimate and deeply disturbing story of the conflict between a father’s love and his deep devotion to religion — a dramatic retelling of the story of Abraham and Isaac with a devastating "twist."

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 9:42 AM

"The Making of In Xanadu" reveals what goes into the conceptualization and performance of this complex and visually exciting piece of theater. From interviews with the people who speak the parts, to the physical skill required by the "onscreen" actors to transmit gestures, this short film will d...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 9:42 AM

"The Making of In Xanadu" reveals what goes into the conceptualization and performance of this complex and visually exciting piece of theater. From interviews with the people who speak the parts, to the physical skill required by the "onscreen" actors to transmit gestures, this short film will d...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 9:31 AM

Director Chiang Hsiu-chiung, recipient of a Golden Gate Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival, talks about her first feature length fictional film, Artemisia about a modern family in Taiwan. Before directing Artemisia, Chiang worked closely with Taiwanese master filmmakers, Ed...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 8:49 AM

In this beautiful classic film directed by Youssef Chahine, Cairo’s main railroad station is used to represent all of Egyptian society - a place brimming with sexuality, repression, madness and violence among society's most marginalized.

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 8:38 AM

Siddiq Barmak is currently one of only a few filmmakers in Afghanistan who is able to make feature films in his native country. His first feature film, "Osama", portrays a young girl who is forced to don a disguise as a boy in order to support her mother in the Taliban era. In this spec...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 8:31 AM

A revealing interview with Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, who is working toward a cinematic vocabulary that is specifically of Chad. He gives an emotional and historic context to the film, and offers what may be some surprising insights into the end of "Daratt". For the complete interview tune into Link ...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 8:29 AM

Cinemondo host Peter Scarlet introduces David Volach’s film "My Father My Lord," and gives his closing thoughts after the film. This introduction and commentary will air alongside Link TV's presentation of the film "My Father My Lord."

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 6:35 AM

Francisco Vargas sits down with CINEMONDO host Peter Scarlet for an interview about the film "The Violin". Vargas discusses the inspirations for the film, including his wish to present a "universal story". The director also reveals how his rural roots contributed to the genuine believability of ...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 6:34 AM

This film probes the generational and cultural conflicts confronting modern families in Taiwan, following a long-widowed woman as she cares for her difficult mother, closeted gay son, and a daughter returning from abroad.

From: Link TV on Sun, Dec 06 2009 10:10 AM

12:80 East of Bucharest describes the fall of communism through the eyes of a provincial television station. The film was the first made by Corneliu Porumboiu, and won the apt award of Camera D’Or (Best First Film) at 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

From: Link TV on Wed, Nov 25 2009 6:44 PM

Cinemondo host Peter Scarlet introduces Huseyin Karabey’s film "My Marlon and Brando," and gives his closing thoughts after the film. This introduction and commentary will air alongside Link TV's presentation of the film "My Marlon and Brando."

From: Link TV on Wed, Nov 25 2009 6:44 PM

In this interview, director Huseyin Karabey tells how he met the actress Ayça, the inspiration for the story in the Cinemondo film "My Marlon and Brando." He also discusses why he became a filmmaker - in part, to tell the story of his working-class Kurdish heritage.

From: Link TV on Wed, Nov 25 2009 6:44 PM

Cinemondo host Peter Scarlet introduces Alexander Sokurov’s film "Alexandra," and gives his closing thoughts after the film. This introduction and commentary will air alongside Link TV's presentation of the film "Alexandra."