Film & TV

Mar 3
6 min

In Conversation with Joan Iyiola, writer and producer of Dọlápọ̀ is Fine

Ethosheia Hylton’s ‘Dọlápọ̀ is Fine’ (2020) is a coming of age tale that examines the topic of black female identity and its perceived...

In Conversation with Jimmy Olsson, director of Alive

Ella Mansell

Feb 23
6 min

In Conversation with Jimmy Olsson, director of Alive

Released at the beginning of 2020, Jimmy Olsson’s short film Alive is an emotive display of the social prejudices faced by disabled...

In Conversation with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, directors of Chubby

Ella Mansell

Feb 12
6 min

In Conversation with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, directors of Chubby

*Trigger warning: mentions of sexual abuse and family trauma* 2019 short film Chubby follows the sexual abuse ten-year-old Jude (Maya...

In Conversation with Dekel Berenson, writer and director of Anna

Saffron Brown Davis

Feb 8
5 min

In Conversation with Dekel Berenson, writer and director of Anna

Dekel Berenson is a UK based writer and director whose short film Ashmina, set in Nepal, won Best Short Film at the 59th Kraków Film...

A talk with Gints Zilbalodis, director of ‘Away’

Isis Hope Lloyd

Jan 18
6 min

A talk with Gints Zilbalodis, director of ‘Away’

The ominous tone of Studio Ghibli but with one boy discovering his world, as we do, riding through the picturesque scenery. I first saw...

In Conversation with Abraham Adeyemi, director of 'No More Wings'

Juliette Howard

Jan 15
6 min

In Conversation with Abraham Adeyemi, director of 'No More Wings'

Born and bred in South London, Abraham Adeyemi is an award-winning writer and director. In 2019, he won Script House, a screenwriting...

In Conversation with Luke Bradford, Jackie Sheppard and Luke Walton on their short film White Gold

Aidan Lyons

Jan 7
6 min

In Conversation with Luke Bradford, Jackie Sheppard and Luke Walton on their short film White Gold

White Gold tells the story of Mansa, an African woman living with albinism whose arm was cut off by a witchdoctor. Directed by British...

Elinor Evans

Nov 21, 2020
4 min

Cult Series: Shakespeare's Scarface

*Warning: contains spoilers* Scarface’s reputation precedes it like no other, a cult classic bathing in the same prominence as...

Cult Series: Clerks - or 'How I Learned to Get Up and Do Something'

Andre Pironi

Nov 6, 2020
3 min

Cult Series: Clerks - or 'How I Learned to Get Up and Do Something'

Hitting rock bottom sucks, we can all agree on that. What sucks even more though is not actually realising you’ve hit rock bottom (or...

Cult Series: Taxi Driver - Scorsese’s legendary portrayal of a lone wolf’s existential angst

Carla Suarez

Oct 25, 2020
3 min

Cult Series: Taxi Driver - Scorsese’s legendary portrayal of a lone wolf’s existential angst

Hollywood legend Robert De Niro uttering the line “You talkin’ to me?” and pointing a gun at a mirror is unarguably one of the most...

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