FRED’s Matt Micucci meets Daniel Wolfe, whose feature debut “Catch Me Daddy” was screened at the 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam. Daniel talks with us about making films about people living on the edge, about the importance of social realism in this film, and about the use of street casting to play the characters in the film. He also discusses whether his background in music videos had a direct influence on his transition to feature film and whether it was difficult for him to get “Catch Me Daddy” off the ground.
Plot: Young Laila has run away with her boyfriend. It seems inevitable that her traditional Pakistani family will try and settle the score, out of shame and to avoid scandal. But who is following her? “Catch Me Daddy” is the impressive and gripping debut by music video director Wolfe and his brother. Stylish and of course with a great soundtrack.
For the first time in its history, the Cannes Film Festival reveals two official posters for its 78th edition, inspired by Claude Lelouch’s 1966 Palme d’Or-winning masterpiece A Man and a Woman.
Alice Rohrwacher has been appointed President of the Caméra d’or Jury at Cannes 2025. Known for her poetic and visionary cinema, Rohrwacher will award the best first feature at the festival’s closing ceremony on May 24.