“Forever Your Maternal Animal”, an interview with director Valentina Maurel

About this episode

An interview with director Valentina Maurel discussing her film 'Forever Your Maternal Animal' and her approach to storytelling.

Valentina Maurel, the Costa Rican-French director of "Forever Your Maternal Animal", likes a non-linear structure: 'I think characters are enough, sometimes, to make a film.' The post “Forever Your Maternal Animal”, an interview with director Valentina Maurel appeared first on Fred Film Radio .

People in this episode

Guest: Valentina Maurel

Topics covered

• film direction
• non-linear storytelling
• character development
• interview
• Costa Rican cinema

Keywords

• Valentina Maurel
• Forever Your Maternal Animal
• film interview
• non-linear structure
• character-driven film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Forever Your Maternal Animal

Places: Costa Rica, France

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