Oscar Contenders

If Matthew A. Cherry wins an Oscar on Feb. 9, he’ll be the second black man to win for an animated short. The first was the late Kobe Bryant. He tells HL what that means to him.

Cinematographer Roger Deakins has received continuous praise, and an Oscar nom, following his incredible work on ‘1917.’ He spoke to HL about his approach to the film.

Aldis Hodge stars in the powerful death penalty drama ‘Clemency,’ which will be released on Dec. 27. HL spoke with Aldis about what his character represents, the intense execution scene, and more.

Franz and Fani Jägerstätter were simple Austrian farmers but when the Nazis invaded their country, the real life couple chose to follow their principles instead of Hitler. Valerie Pachner explains why she had to play Fani .

Noah Jupe plays a young version of Shia LaBeouf in the film ‘Honey Boy’ and the actor spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HL about his first impression of Shia and ‘helping’ Shia ‘get through his troubles and his past.’

What if the American government told you that if you got pregnant with a 2nd child you’d be forced to have an abortion? And be sterilized? Filmmaker Nanfu Wang’s new doc reveals that this happened to Chinese women under the one child policy.

If you think that the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews were massacred by the German Nazis, could never happen again, you need to be aware of surging anti-semitism, warns filmmaker Evelyn Markus.

Imagine falling in love, getting married and having a baby in a war zone. Journalist Waad Al-Kateab did all of the above, all while holding a video camera in her hand.

What’s it like to work with the greatest acting teacher in  America? That’s the premise behind a compelling, funny and surprising new 22 minute film, Master Maggie by hot director, Matthew Bonifacio.

Why would two “normal 10 year-old boys kidnap and kill a tiny 2 year-old boy for no conceivable reason? That’s the question at the heart of Oscar-nominated Best Live Action Short film, ‘Detainment’. Here, director Vincent Lambe explains.