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Behind the Lens

36 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -

Interviews with filmmakers. Gain insight into the filmmaking process: the first idea, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, VFX, score, and editing.

BorrowingTape.com is an independent online film publication providing concise film coverage for cinephiles — indie films, foreign movies to Hollywood releases. Established in 2014, we've published spoiler-free reviews, feature articles, and exclusive interviews with the brightest talents in filmmaking/directing.

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Episodes

"Amélie" - Interview with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet

February 14, 2024 14:59 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

The following interview is with Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of the 2001 French-language romantic-comedy classic Amélie. Showing in select theaters this Valentine's Day.

"It’s a Wonderful Knife" - Interview with Screenwriter Michael Kennedy

December 22, 2023 20:13 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

The following interview is with Michael Kennedy, screenwriter of a Christmas horror movie with a classic twist, IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE (2023). Interviewer: Tyler Geis Trailer https://bit.ly/476ubLn

"Shayda" - Interview with Film Director Noora Niasari

December 13, 2023 04:15 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

The Australian entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards, SHAYDA follows an immigrant woman living in a woman's shelter with her six-year-old daughter after filing for divorce from her abusive husband.  In the following interview, the writer/director Noora Niasari spoke on the filmmaking process with Borrowing Tape interviewer Sofia Sheehan.

"Dead Shot" - Interview with Directors Charles Guard and Thomas Guard

November 02, 2023 10:17 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

The following interview is with DEAD SHOT directors Charles Guard and Thomas Guard who discussed the action thriller feature film. 

"The Passenger" - Interview with Director Carter Smith

September 19, 2023 07:02 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

The following interview is with THE PASSENGER director Carter Smith who discussed the thriller feature film, in a recent interview with Tyler Geis.

"Sympathy for the Devil" - Interview with Director Yuval Adler

August 29, 2023 18:39 - 10 minutes - 9.96 MB

In a recent interview, Director Yuval Adler spoke to Borrowing Tape about working on his latest film SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, a neo-noir mystery film starring Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman. Interviewer: Tyler Geis

"Amanda" - Interview with Film Writer/Director Carolina Cavalli

August 23, 2023 08:41 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB

Borrowing Tape caught up with AMANDA Writer/Director Carolina Cavalli on the Italian comedy-drama film in a recent interview with Sof ia Sheehan.

"Persian Lessons" - Interview with Film Director Vadim Perelman

August 18, 2023 06:50 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB

PERSIAN LESSONS Director Vadim Perelman spoke about his experience directing the German-Russian-Belarusian war drama film in a recent interview with Tyler Geis of Borrowing Tape.

"Cobweb" - Interview with Film Director Samuel Bodin

August 09, 2023 02:44 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

COBWEB director Samuel Bodin spoke about directing the horror thriller film in a recent interview with Tyler Geis of Borrowing Tape.  Cobweb is currently showing in theaters and will release to PVOD on August 11, 2023.

"Loves Gets a Room" - Interview with Film Director Rodrigo Cortés

July 06, 2023 06:45 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

LOVE GETS A ROOM director Rodrigo Cortés opened up about his experience making the musical drama film in a recent interview with Sofia Sheehan of Borrowing Tape. 

"The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster" - Interview with Film Director Bomani J. Story

June 27, 2023 13:25 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER director Bomani J. Story opened up about his experience making his twist on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in a recent interview with Borrowing Tape interview Tyler Geis.  THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER is currently available to watch in cinemas and rent/buy on PVOD.

“The Wrath of Becky” - Interview with Directors Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote

June 17, 2023 18:26 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

THE WRATH OF BECKY is the sequel to BECKY, which follows the titular character two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family. Now in the care of an older woman, a violent group breaks into their home to attack them and take their beloved dog, so Becky must return to her old ways. In the following interview, Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote (the directors and co-writers of THE WRATH OF BECKY) sat down with Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis to discuss the filmmaking process.  Av...

“Giving Birth to a Butterfly” - Interview with Director and Co-Writer Theodore Schaefer

June 03, 2023 15:13 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY follows a woman and her son's pregnant girlfriend on a surreal journey to try to track down the perpetrators of her identity being stolen.  In the following interview, Theodore Schaefer, the director, and co-writer of GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY spoke with Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis on the filmmaking process. Now ready to stream on Fandor and available to rent on PVOD.

‘Joyland’' - Interview with Writer/Director Saim Sadiq

May 01, 2023 13:11 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

JOYLAND follows the youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque, and becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to talk to Saim Sadiq, the writer and director of JOYLAND on the filmmaking process. Now available to watch in theaters.

'Paint' - Interview with Writer/Director Brit McAdams

April 20, 2023 06:05 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

PAINT follows Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter — played by Owen Wilson. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to talk to the director of PAINT Brit McAdams on the filmmaking process. Now available to watch in theaters.

"Wildflower" - Interview with Director Matt Smukler

April 08, 2023 15:04 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MB

In the 2022 comedy-drama film, WILDFLOWER a young girl navigates the challenges of having two neurodivergent parents and an extended family who can't quite seem to agree on how best to help her. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to interview the director of WILDFLOWER Matt Smukler on the filmmaking process. Now available to rent or buy on VOD.

"Calvaire" - Interview with Filmmaker Fabrice du Welz

March 04, 2023 07:31 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

The 2004 Frech horror film Calvaire returns to US theaters and will be released on VOD. Borrowing Tape interviewer Tyler Geis recently had the opportunity to interview Fabrice du Welz, the director and co-writer of Calvaire.

“See You Then” - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Mari Walker

May 30, 2022 04:55 - 12 minutes - 12 MB

A drama film centered over a night of intimate and vulnerable conversations where a shocking truth is revealed. Genre: Drama Nace DeSanders caught up with Director/Co-Writer Mari Walker and interviewed her about her feature film, See You Then.

“Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez” - Interview with Filmmaker Susan Stern

December 20, 2021 14:18 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

A documentary film that follows the life and work of Spain Rodriguez, a comic book artist. Genre: Documentary Nace DeSanders talks with Documentarian Susan Stern about making her feature film about the comic book artist Spain Spain Rodriguez titled 'Bad Attitude." 

"The Drummer" - Interview with Filmmaker Eric Werthman

November 30, 2021 01:51 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

Three interwoven stories reveal the traumatic effects of war on the psyches of veterans from different generations. Genre: Drama 

“Witch Hunt” - Interview with Writer/Director Elle Callahan

October 19, 2021 05:03 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MB

A family harbors witches on the run from the state. Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

“Witch Hunt” - Interview with Screenwriter/Director Elle Callahan

October 19, 2021 05:03 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MB

A family harbors witches on the run from the state. Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

“Happy Cleaners” - Interview with Filmmakers Julian Kim & Peter S. Lee

July 22, 2021 17:09 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

An immigrant story of a Korean-American family struggling to run a dry cleaning business in Flushing, Queens. Follow the Choi family as they confront their individual struggles, cultural clashes, and generational divide all while trying to keep their failing family business afloat. Genre: Family, Drama

“Ludi” - Interview with Filmmaker Edson Jean

June 26, 2021 18:10 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

A hardworking and exhausted nurse named Ludi, battles coworkers, clients, and one impatient bus driver to learn her self-worth as she chases the American Dream in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood. Stars: Shein Mompremier, Alan Myles Heyman, Madelin Marchant Genre: Drama

“Tyger Tyger” - Interview with Filmmaker Kerry Mondragon

June 16, 2021 15:39 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MB

After robbing a pharmacy, a woman and her mute friend kidnap a drug addict, then go on the road to give away the stolen "life saving" medication, but find themselves trapped in Slab City, California — a law-less and psychedelic city. Stars: Sam Quartin, Dylan Sprouse, Genre: Adventure, Romance, Western

“Shoplifters of the World” - Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Kijak

May 20, 2021 03:32 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

Follows a group of friends in 1987, as the iconic British band The Smiths disband and fans in a small Colorado town process the loss. Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Stephen Kijak Interviewer: Nace DeSanders

“The Affair” - Interview with Film Director Julius Sevcík

April 20, 2021 06:34 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

The Affair is the 2019 historical drama based on the Simon Mower novel, The Glass Room. Genre: Drama

“Son” - Interview with Film Writer/Director Ivan Kavanagh

April 10, 2021 09:35 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Son is the 2021 horror-thriller movie that follows a mother fighting to protect her son from a cult conspiracy, physical illness, and evil itself. Genre: Horror, Thriller

“Body Brokers” - Interview with Writer/Director John Swab

March 24, 2021 04:55 - 8 minutes - 7.63 MB

A recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.  Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller  Starring: Michael Kenneth Williams, Melissa Leo, Jack Kilmer 

“Sator” - Interview with Filmmaker Jordan Graham

March 13, 2021 19:02 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Sator follows a young man who realizes an insidious being has been watching and influencing his family in an attempt to claim them. Genre: Horror 

“White Lie” - Interview with Filmmakers Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas

March 06, 2021 17:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

White Lie is the story of a well-liked university student who lies about being diagnosed with cancer and struggles to keep it a secret.

“Silence & Darkness” - Interview with Writer/Director Barak Barkan

February 15, 2021 06:44 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

A slow-burn drama/thriller that follows blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, who live with their father in a secluded town realize their father may have ill intentions.

“Dara of Jasenovac” - Interview with Director Predrag Antonijevic

February 10, 2021 03:20 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Dara of Jasenovac (2020) | Director Predrag Antonijevic A holocaust film set in what was formerly Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia during WWII. The film is centered around 10-year old Dara, who is sent to the infamous extermination camp known as Jasenovac. Serbia's official submission to the 2021 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. [Genre: Drama - War] Interviewer: Nace DeSanders

"If Not Now, When?" - Interview with Co-Director/Writer Tamara Bass

January 19, 2021 14:59 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MB

If Not Now, When? (2019) | Interview with Co-Director / Writer Tamara Bass Interviewer: Nace DeSanders  If Not Now, When? is the 2019 drama film centered around four black women, who each face unique struggles surrounding their love, marriage, and home lives. Stars: Meagan Good, Tamara Bass, Shamicka Benn, Mekia Cox [Genre: Drama]

“Archenemy” - Interview with Writer/Director Adam Egypt Mortimer

December 31, 2020 06:57 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Archenemy (2020) | Writer/Director Adam Egypt Mortimer  Interviewer: Nace DeSanders Archenemy follows Max Fist, a mysterious man (played by Joe Manganiello) who claims he lost his superpowers after arriving from another dimension when he meets a local teen who starts to believe him.   Stars: Joe Manganiello, Glen Howerton,  Zolee Griggs, Paul Scheer [Genre: Action/Adventure/Mystery]  

"Wander" - Interview with Director April Mullen

December 19, 2020 10:16 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

Wander (2020) | Director April Mullen  Interviewer: Nace DeSanders Wander follows a paranoid private investigator with a troubled past. After Bretnik (Eckhart) is hired to investigate a suspicious death in the town of Wander, he becomes convinced the case is linked to the same ‘conspiracy cover-up’ that caused the death of his daughter.    Stars:  Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, Katheryn Winnick, Heather Graham [Genre: Thriller]