Calle Málaga | Maryam Touzani Interview

Maryam Touzani's Calle Málaga won the Spotlight Audience Award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival. The film had a theatrical run in some markets and releases in Switzerland on April 9. Ewan interviewed the writer/director at the Zurich Film Festival.

Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.

The President's Cake | Interview with Hasan Hadi

After premiering in the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025, My President's Cake screened at many film festivals and is now in theaters in France, Switzerland, and Germany.
In select theaters starting Feb 13 in the UK and on Feb 27 in the US.

In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.

BERGERS / SHEPARDS Interview with Director Sophie Deraspe

Now out in Swiss theaters

Bergers on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/BlpO

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent | Interview with Nebojša Slijepčević

Watch the short here

Late Shift (Heldin) Interview with Director Petra Volpe

Petra Volpe talks about her film Late Shift (Heldin) starring Leonie Benesch.

Interview with Souleymane's Story Director Boris Lojkine

Souleymane's Story (L'Histoire de Souleymane) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was screened at the Zurich Film Festival later in the year. Ewan got to sit down with the writer-director Boris Lojkine and talk about his latest film about a bike-peddling immigrant delivery driver racing through the streets of hectic Paris as he tries to get his papers.

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - Interview with Adam Elliot

Adam Elliot shares how he brings warmth into his films without color, how loneliness is universal, and why he hopes we laugh and cry while watching his latest film, Memoir of a Snail. We also talk about Letterboxd and favorite animated films.

A Conversation with Shiori Itō about BLACK BOX DIARIES

Journalist Shiori Itō talks about her award-winning documentary Black Box Diaries and shares details about the production, its toll on her, and how it feels to share the movie with an audience.

Black Box Diaries on Letterboxd

Opens October 31 in Switzerland: Find out where it’s playing near you here

Out in US & UK theaters on October 25

Joe Locke Talks Agatha All Along, Musicals & Escape Rooms | Quiet On Set Podcast Interview

Ewan interviews Joe Locke, who stars as 'Teen' in Marvel Television's latest Disney+ show, AGATHA ALL ALONG, alongside Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza.

MARIA MONTESSORI (La Nouvelle Femme) Interview w/ dir. Léa Todorov and lead Jasmine Trinca

Director Léa Todorov and actress Jasmine Trinca (Maria Montessori) talk about La Nouvelle Femme (Maria Montessori) with Ewan Graf at the 19th Zurich Film Festival.

THE ZONE OF INTEREST - Interview with Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel shares his process of getting in character for The Zone of Interest and shares BTS information about the filming process.
Watch The Zone of Interest here

OURS (Bear) - Interview w/Oscar Shortlisted Director Morgane Frund

Morgane Frund - Director of the Oscar Shortlisted Documentary Short OURS or Bear in English shares the production process of her award-winning short film that aims to open a conversation about the male gaze.

SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN Interview with Director Monia Chokri - (The Nature of Love)

We got to chat with Monia Chokri, the writer/director of Simple Comme Sylvain or The Nature of Love.

BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY Interview with Director Elene Naveriani

Our interview with Georgian writer/director Elene Naveriani is online now. The film is out in (Swiss) theatres. Check your local cinemas for showtimes.

#95 - X and Interview with Gasper Noé about his film Vortex

Ewan and Lachlan discuss different names of trucks around the world, try to get rid of a cricket, Ewan's alter ego makes an appearance and occasionally we also talk about the one or the other movie. Among them is the A24-produced slasher X from Ti West, which proves itself to be an instant modern classic (if you ask us at least).

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News

7:50 Cannes Line-Up 10:36 Live-Action Minecraft Movie 14:05 Netflix stock plummets with subscriber loss 17:28 Trailers: Thor: Love and Thunder 21:49

New Releases on Friday, April 22 Marvelous and the Black Hole (Limited) / The Bad Guys / The Northman / The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent /Petite Maman (Limited) / We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (Limited) / Barry S3 (HBO)

24:28 Gasper Noé Vortex Interview Excerpt - Full Interview on Ewan Graf Podcast

What We've Been Watching

Lachlan 25:50 The Sinner 26:30 Archive 81 27:03 Outer Range 28:55 Moon Knight Ep4 30:28 Everything Everywhere All At Once

Ewan 33:30 The Northman 36:30 Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 38:48 Vortex 39:56 The Lost City 40:40 Choose or Die 41:35 Better Call Saul S6 Ep1/2

42:32 X 46:28 Thoughts on A24 as a whole 53:30 back to X

1:00:30 Spoilers 1:16:15 Ratings & Outro

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