Tigers Are Not Afraid (2019) + Q&A with Issa Lopez and Guillermo Del Toro Those that know me know that I essentially have a man crush on Guillermo Del Toro, and there is no doubt that he is one of my all-time favourite directors. And so, when I saw an ad for a special screening of the horror-fantasy film, Tigers Are Not Afraid, with a Q&A between director, Issa Lopez, and Del Toro, there was no hesitation that I had to go. In all ways, the night did not let me down - it was exhilarating to see Lopez, a Mexican director like Del Toro, being able to screen a film that is so indebted to and inspired by all that Del Toro has done through his career, and then to be able to listen to an intimate conversation between the two directors, both of whom are so passionate about the genres of horror and fantasy, discussing the current landscape of cinema, as well as the precarious landscape of their home country Mexico. I had the pleasure of seeing Del Toro in person once in the past -...
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