We talk to the writer-director for his opinion about the best works in cinema during the past year, including movies in 2017 because films are usually released later in South Africa. Question: What was the best film you’ve seen in 2018? A: Woodwind, without a doubt, but this opinion only counts for myself and shouldn’t matter…
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Leandro Taub: Woodwind is a great piece of art
Woodwind lead actor Leandro Taub, who plays the composer Bonifaz, shares his views on the movie. “Woodwind is a great piece of art,” said Taub. The actor watched the narrative fiction feature back in Argentina, speaking ahead of the release of the DVD, Blu-ray and upcoming streaming availability of the film worldwide. “In the film…
The Post newspaper interviews Fin Manjoo on upcoming film
Indian newspaper The Post interviewed Woodwind director Fin Manjoo, since the movie is set in Varanasi, the Himalayas and many other towns on the foothills of the Indian mountains. Woodwind screened in competition at the Cape Town International Film Festival on October 16. Here’s a few additional extracts from Manjoo’s own words in the interview…
Duvenage – The foreign path through Woodwind
Woodwind sound designer Marcel Duvenage is one of the few members of the crew who worked on the final cut of the film. Duvenage talks about how the film is not a typical South African work, as well as the foreign culture and mythical inspiration to the story. QUESTION: You’re one of the few South…
Woodwind’s meant to be experienced in the cinema
With new technology so many viewers are watching movies on laptops, their tablets and even phones. It would be quite ironical to watch Woodwind like this, when you consider one of the themes of the story is immersing yourself in the natural world. Our surround sound supervisor and mixer Alec Mackay underlined this point in his…
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