Borrowing Tape is a publication for cinephiles.
Est 2014, bt is an online, independent film publication providing concise and insightful movie coverage through spoiler-free reviews, feature articles, and exclusive filmmaker interviews.
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Interviews with film directors and professionals
- Director of Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Director of Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino
- Writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, Paul Schrader
- Composer of La La Land, Justin Hurwitz
- Director of American Animals, Bart Layton
- Director of Saw II, III and IV, Darren Lynn Bousman
- Director of The Ritual, David Bruckner
- Director of Thoroughbreds, Cory Finley
- Writer of Now You See Me 1 & 2, Boaz Yakin
- Writer of Vanilla Sky, Mateo Gil
- Director of An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, Jim Hosking
- Director of Secretary, Steven Shainberg
- Writer of Spectral, George Nolfi
- Director of The Little Hours, Jeff Baena
- Director of Terminal, Vaughn Stein
- Director of Christine, Antonio Campos
- Director of Leto, Kirill Serebrennikov
- Director of Japanese Animation Summer Days with Coo, Keiichi Hara
- Director and Writer of This Beautiful Fantastic, Simon Aboud
- Director of The Cured, David Freyne
- Director of Wilding, Fritz Böhm
- Director of Goat, Andrew Neel
- Director of The Eagle Huntress, Otto Bell
- Director of Brimstone, Martin Koolhoven
- Director of I, Olga, Tomás Weinreb
- Director of Nise: The Heart of Madness, Roberto Berliner
- Director of The Clovehitch Killer, Duncan Skiles
- Director of I Kill Giants, Anders Walter
- Director of The Limehouse Golem, Juan Carlos Medina
Our '5 Questions' interview series shines a light on the critically acclaimed, up-and-coming short films that rack up nominations and awards, such as the Oscar of Best Live Action Short Award winners and nominees from
2017 (The Silent Child, My Nephew Emmett, Watu Wote: All of Us)
2015 (Stutterer, Everything Will Be Okay)
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Alex works in the entertainment industry and lives to write novels, screenplays, and critical analysis of film and television.
I've directed and written short films as well as shamelessly acted in them. And now I like to share my knowledge on the more than 1,200 films I've seen.
Dr Connor Winterton is the producer and host of the pop culture podcast Conno(r)tations, available on Spotify. They also teach in a college and lead educational day courses at the Phoenix Cinema in Leicester, UK.
Dicot Alvarado is a Filipino creative who, when not working on narrative and experimental shorts and scripts, spends far too much time in the cinema. He also likes board games.
Kaisa Saarinen is a London-based writer. She thinks more films should be adapted from poems. You can find her online @kuuhulluutta
Much rather live in a movie than in the real world.
Nace DeSanders (she/her/hers) is a semi-nomadic filmmaker originally from New York but you won’t often find her there! Nace loves all kinds of films but specializes in indie films by and/or about women! Information about her projects can be found on her IMDb page, her website, or via social media.
Nick Adrian is an independent filmmaker and Marketing Manager with the Sidewalk Film Festival. Since movies don't already take up enough of his life, in his spare time he writes about them.
Loves midnight-screening genre films, a healthy dose of Bollywood, and Tommy Wiseau's The Room. Bylines: Screen Rant
In my spare time, I watch every Oscar nominee I can find and I also run a blog dedicated to Latin American film. Bylines: Collider
Ever since I was a kid, I've always been passionate about movies. Films are a great form of escapism, and I love talking about them with my fellow cinephiles who are equally as passionate as I am!