"Interviews"

MFS Q&A Showcase

Welcome to our Q&A Interviews Showcase videos featuring informative conversations with producers, directors, actors and screenwriters associated with the films screened by Malibu Film Society.

You must be a member of MFS to watch these interviews. If you're not a member, now's a great time to join: just visit our membership page to sign up. Members have exclusive access to our entire line-up of films, including top awards contenders, documentary, foreign and short films -- many of which are available weeks (or even months) before their official release!

Awards Season Screening Series - PALESTINE 36

January 9, 2026

With 94-100% positives on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and audiences alike, this shortlisted submission for this year's Best International Feature is the epic story of Palestine's 1936 uprising against British colonial rule at a time when the rising numbers of Jewish immigrants fleeing Europe spirals towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.

Awards Season Screening Series - WICKED: FOR GOOD

December 16, 2025

After the first part of this two-film series received ten nominations (winning two Academy Awards earlier this year), this epic conclusion of the previously untold story finds the witches of Oz (Elphaba and Glinda) estranged and living with the consequences of their choices. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves -- and all of Oz -- for good.

Awards Season Screening Series - BELEN

December 4, 2025

Argentina's official submission for this year's Best International Feature is the true story of a young woman arrested after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. Facing criminal charges for ending a pregnancy which threatened her life, she enlists an attorney and women's rights advocates in her fight for justice in a landmark case that could forever change -- and save -- women's lives.

Awards Season Screening Series - BANZO

November 28, 2025

Portugal's official submission for this year's Best International Feature is the story of a plantation physician on an African island assigned to treat enslaved servants suffering from fatal homesickness. When medical treatments prove ineffective, he confronts existential challenges as he struggles to heal their spirits.

Awards Season Screening - SORE: A WIFE FROM THE FUTURE

November 28, 2025

Indonesia's official selection for this year's Best International Feature focuses on a young man whose world changes completely after a mysterious woman suddenly appears and claims to be his future wife on an important mission: to change his lifestyle and habits before it's too late. As she begins to reveal secrets of the future that shake his beliefs, the past, present, and future suddenly collide with an unexpected surprise.

Awards Season Screening Series - PANOPTICON

November 26, 2025

The official Best International Film submission from Georgia is the story of an introverted teen who befriends a right-wing activist, only to find himself navigating sexuality and friendship amid post-Soviet Georgia's clash between social progress and the religious values espoused by his father (who has just joined a monastery).

Awards Season Screening Series - THE LAST DANCE

November 20, 2025

Hong Kong's official submission for this year's Best International Film receives a 97% Audience Score and 100% from Rotten Tomatoes for this story of a debt-ridden wedding planner who inadvertently becomes a successful funeral planner -- only to discover that he must convince a traditional Taoist priest of his legitimacy to keep his new business open.

Awards Season Screening Series - STRANGER EYES

November 19, 2025

Singapore's official entry in this year's race for Best International Film may start off as a conventional thriller about the parents of a kidnapped child who discover someone has been secretly spying on them, but where it goes from there is completely unexpected -- a story about obsession, loneliness, living under constant surveillance, and how we ultimately define ourselves in relation to others.

Awards Season Screening Series - DRAGON HEART: ADVENTURES BEYOND THIS WORLD

November 6, 2025

After two children fall into a river and are rescued by a dragon, they discover they actually drowned -- and can only return to the living by exploring a spirit world filled with horrors and tests until they can discover their true life's purpose.

Special Event Series @ City Hall: BIG ROCK BURNING

August 29, 2025

This 30-minute documentary reveals the resiliency of Malibu residents following the devastating Palisades Fire, capturing the harrowing night when officials declared the area too dangerous to enter -- forcing residents to either flee through walls of flame or become their own first responders (fighting back with little more than garden hoses).

Doors open at 7PM for the pre-show wine reception with complimentary snacks & beverages for all guests. FREE ADMISSION for members of MFS and Malibu residents (one-time pre-registration required here.)