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Issue 104: May/June 2005 – Contents:

Trouble With Sex Sex on Low Budget
Paula Shields talks to director Fintan Connolly, producer Fionna Bergin and the two main actors, Renee Weldon and Aidan Gillen, of the Irish low-budget romantic drama Trouble With Sex.
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Where to Now? Where to Now?
More responses to the debate on the future of the Irish Film Board's low and micro-budget initiatives, plus a speech given by Joe Comerford on the state of film culture in Ireland. Extract
Torremolinos 73 Wish You Were Here?
Carol Murphy talks to director Pablo Berger about Bergman, the craft of the filmmaker, and 'porno-chic' included in his debut feature Torremolinos 73. Extract
Dogumentary Group Dogumentary: Whose Truth Is It Anyway?
Ross Whittaker reports on the 'dogumentary' movement – a dogme brand filmmaking adopted by documentary-makers – and the fruits it has borne to date. Extract

The Kindness of Strangers
Veteran documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles was guest of honour at the Belfast Film Festival. Vanessa Gildea caught up with him to discuss direct cinema in the digital domain.
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Nick Broomfield

The Fly in the Ointment
To mark the release of a DVD retrospective and the publication of the book Documenting Icons, Tony McKibbin analyses the career of Britain's most iconic documentary filmmaker, Nick Broomfield. Extract

Sunny Side of Doc On the Sunny Side of Doc Street
Séamas McSwiney looks over the major gathering for European documentary-makers, including IDFA in Amsterdam and Suny Side of Doc in Marseilles.
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Rob Nilsson

No-Money Into Light
Paul Farren talks to filmmaker Rob Nilsson, a director who works outside of the mainstream using improvisation, workshopping and non-professional actors.
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Irréversible 21 Years of Tartan
For 21 years, Hamish McAlpine's Tartan Films has been bringing edgy alternative cinema. Chris Neill talks to him about Irréversible and Ringu, extreme cinema and Donald Cammell's final film. Extract
Malcom McDowell O Very Lucky Man!
In the second part of his interview with Sean McCarthy, Malcolm McDowell talks about working with legendary directors like Stanley Kubrick and Tinto Brass. Extract