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Interviews

Andrea Arnold: ‘I’m very interested in the sensual world’

by Nia Childs

One of Britain’s fore­most chron­i­clers of life in the eco­nom­ic mar­gins opens up about the pres­sures of mod­ern film­mak­ing and her desire to let audi­ences take what they want from her films.
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‘I watched the film crash and burn at the box office’ – Jang Joon-hwan on Save The Green Planet!

by James Balmont

The direc­tor of the cult clas­sic Kore­an wave sci-fi com­e­dy reflects on his wild debut two decades on, and the forth­com­ing remake from Yor­gos Lanthimos.
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Mati Diop: ‘We’re witnessing an awakening of consciousness’

by Rógan Graham

The mak­er of the remark­able prizewin­ning docu-essay hybrid, Dahomey, on the film’s urgent anti-colo­nial message.
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‘It completely changed the course of my life’ – Shane Meadows on Dead Man’s Shoes at 20

by Simon Bland

Two decades ago, a grim North­ern revenge west­ern star­ring Pad­dy Con­si­dine as a man on the war path shocked audi­ences and made Shane Mead­ows one to watch out for. He reflects on the long lega­cy of Dead Man’s Shoes.
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Alice Lowe: ‘I do want to make something timeless’

by David Jenkins

British filmmaker/​actor Alice Lowe reflects on the mak­ing of her sub­lime and refresh­ing­ly self-crit­i­cal sec­ond fea­ture, Timestalker.
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Shatner’s Bassoon: Michael Cumming on the making of Brass Eye

by Adam Woodward

The direc­tor of the orig­i­nal series dis­cuss­es its cre­ation and lega­cy ahead of a new tour of his cult behind-the-scenes film, Oxide Ghosts.
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Shuchi Talati: ‘I grew up in a context where there was so much shame around female sexuality’

by Leila Latif

The writer/​director of lilt­ing com­ing-of-age yarn, Girls Will be Girls, stress­es the impor­tance of cap­tur­ing human inti­ma­cy with an air of authenticity.
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Carol Kane: ’I feel very old and very young at the same time‘

by Nick Newman

The act­ing leg­end and star of Between the Tem­ples shoots the breeze on act­ing your age, keep­ing artis­ti­cal­ly active, and being super cre­ative with John and Gena.
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Under the Cover: Sarah Madden

by Little White Lies

We go behind the scenes on the cov­er of LWLies 103: The Blink Twice Issue with Leeds-based illus­tra­tor Sarah Madden.
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Kneecap: ‘There was no word for cocaine in Irish’

by Rógan Graham

Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Pró­vaí, bet­ter known as Kneecap, (plus direc­tor Rich Pep­pi­att) give the low­down on the cre­ation of their rau­cous qua­si-biopic, which cap­tures the for­ma­tion of their rap trio in Belfast and the ongo­ing fight to save the Irish language.