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Articles by Orla Smith

Orla Smith is the former Executive Editor of Seventh Row, a regular contributor at The Film Stage, and a freelance writer with bylines at JumpCut Online, Cinema Year Zero, and Girls on Tops. In her free time she makes movies.

Dick Pope, Dick Pope cinematographer, Peterloo cinematography, Dick Pope Mike Leigh

Orla Smith / April 24, 2019

DP Dick Pope on the ‘magical mystery tour’ of working with Mike Leigh

Cinematographer Dick Pope walks us through a career of collaboration with Mike Leigh on films such as Peterloo, Vera Drake, and Naked.

Orla Smith / April 4, 2019

Interview: The director and star of Firecrackers blaze onto our screens

Canadian rising stars Jasmin Mozaffari and star Michaela Kurimsky discuss Mozaffari’s evocative, energetic debut, Firecrackers. This is an excerpt from the ebook The Canadian Cinema Yearbook which is available for purchase here.

Orla Smith / March 5, 2019

Hidden gems at the Glasgow Film Festival: Diane, Pause

Orla wraps up her time at the 2019 Glasgow Film Festival by spotlighting three of the best films that screened there: Diane, Pause, and We are the weirdos. Discovering great films at a smaller film festival is a harder but far more satisfying experience than it is at a larger one. There’s a lot to […]

Timothée Chalamet

Orla Smith / December 18, 2018

Timothée Chalamet and the contradictions of coming-of-age

Timothée Chalamet is delivering some of modern cinema’s most compelling coming-of-age performances, dealing with the contradictions and confusion of figuring out your identity. For more on Timothée Chalamet, get our book on Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, which includes an analysis of his performance in the film. Get your copy here.

Crystal Swan, Darya Zhuk, Alina Nasibullina

Orla Smith / November 8, 2018

Interview: Crystal Swan‘s heroine is as unforgettable as her costumes

Writer-director Darya Zhuk discusses her feature debut Crystal Swan, and creating her charismatic, dynamic, unforgettable protagonist.

Wanuri Kahiu, Rafiki

Orla Smith / October 23, 2018

Rafiki interview: ‘Falling in love is when you giggle and blush the most’

Director Wanuri Kahiu discusses her controversial debut feature, Rafiki, a lesbian film which has faced bans in Kahiu’s native Kenya.

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