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When there’s no clear path into the film industry, create your own

by Shelby Cooke

Established during the 2020 pandemic, Film East is a collective of global movie lovers who have come together to write and screen work they’re passionate about. Their founder shares how it all began.

The Creative Nonfiction Film Weekend highlights the infinite possibilities of documentary

by Marina Ashioti

Featuring films by Joanna Arnow and Miryam Charles, the inaugural Creative Nonfiction Film Weekend at London’s Genesis Cinema celebrates all the strange and creative forms that documentary films can take.

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.

Blink Twice | Kneecap | The Shining (1980)

On Truth & Movies this week we discuss Blink Twice, Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut and the subject of the latest issue of LWLies. We follow that up by reviewing the genre-bending Belfast hip-hop odyssey Kneecap and finally, for Film Club, we revisit the film that Kravitz drew inspiration from, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Carla J Easton and Blair Young’s informative documentary about Scotland’s unsung musical pioneers strikes an impactful chord.

Cadejo Blanco review – a stand-out performance from Karen Martínez

by David Jenkins

A young woman in Guatemala takes a deadly risk to find her missing sister in Justin Lerner’s tense thriller.

Blink Twice review – righteous fury in paradise

by Hannah Strong

Zoë Kravitz makes her directorial debut with this gutsy thriller about a dream vacation that quickly takes a dark turn.

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.

Naomi Ackie: ‘I know that feeling of wanting something that is just out of reach’

by Leila Latif

The star of Zoë Kravitz’s vacation thriller Blink Twice talks through her connection to her character, a past life as a waitress and learning to slow down.

Kneecap review – energised Irish pride

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A couple of Belfast likely lads set out on a journey of rap-based resistance in Rich Peppiatt’s cheeky pseudo-bio of the band Kneecap.