Perspectives: An Interview with Filmmaker Ellie Foumbi
Ellie Foumbi at the 2024 Stowe Narrative Lab
It was a joy to interview Ellie Foumbi for our “Perspectives“ program. Ellie is a talented artist with a point of view. Beyond knowing what she wants to say, she has the tremendous talent, skill, knowledge, and discipline required to say it.
In addition to the wonderful interview, you can watch some of Ellie’s films by following the links below, and she’s included a lovely list of films and filmmakers who are touchstones to her. Thank you, Ellie, for taking the time to talk. You can download and listen to or watch the interview below.
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Ellie Foumbi is an award-winning Cameroonian American filmmaker whose debut film, Our Father, the Devil, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It went on to screen at over 50 international film festivals where it won several prizes. It received universal critical acclaim, including Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award Nominations. She's an alumna of Berlinale Talents and a BAFTA Breakthrough USA Fellow. Ellie was also named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine. She holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University's School of the Arts.
Links to Ellie’s films and list of filmmakers referenced in the interview:
Ellie Foumbi’s Films referenced in the interview:
Last Day in Paradise: https://vimeo.com/176483400
Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMB8bBoBTy0&t=10s (A Short Film presented by Film Independent and Netflix Film Club)
Our Father, the Devil: https://www.criterionchannel.com/our-father-the-devil
Films and Filmmakers referenced during the interview:
The Seventh Seal, by Ingmar Bergman
Claire Denis
Jean-Luc Godard
Funny Games and Caché, by Michael Haneke
Alfred Hitchcock
Louis Malle