Father's Day with Kivu Ruhorahoza and Alex Stapleton (Ep. 363)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Director Kivu Ruhorahoza discusses his new film Father's Day, with fellow director Alex Stapleton at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, Ruhorahoza discusses how the film examines masculinity in the country of Rwanda and his process with working with actors to reveal deeper layers within the characters. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2022/August2022/GCS_FathersDay_0622.aspx

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0:00.0	We try to create counter narratives to what was being said and written about us.
0:06.8	I mean, we've been filmed and our stories have been told by others.
0:11.9	And it's really important that we take whatever opportunity we get to tell our stories.
0:35.4	Hello, and welcome back to the Director's Cut, brought to you by the Director's Guild of America.
0:36.5	In today's episode, a trio of stories
0:39.1	explore the complex relationships between parents and children, and director Kivu Ruhura
0:44.4	Hoza's drama from the East African nation of Rwanda, Father's Day, which was screened as part
0:50.2	of the DGA's global cinema series. Set in and around the Rwandan city of Kigali,
0:55.8	the film interweaves the tales of a mother trying to cope with the death of her teenage son,
1:00.6	an impressionable young boy who is dragged into his small-time crook father's increasingly
1:05.7	violent schemes, and a young woman conflicted about whether to donate an organ and save the life of the father
1:12.0	she never truly loved. In addition to Father's Day, which was nominated for the Encounters
1:17.3	Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, Mr. Ruhora Hosa's other directorial works include
1:23.5	the feature films Europa, based on a true story, Things of the Aimless Wanderer, and Grey Matter,
1:30.8	and the documentary Pilgrimages.
1:33.9	Following the global cinema series screening of the film
1:36.7	at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:39.1	Mr. Ruhara-Hosa speaks with director Alex Stapleton
1:42.1	about filming Father's Day via video from Rwanda.
1:46.0	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:55.5	Well, I'm so honored to be here with you and to present your film.
2:00.2	You have an audience here, here in Los Angeles.
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