First time filmmaker Claire Oakley discusses the dream that inspired her stylised, genre bending coming-of-age film, Make Up.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
‘He was always raw’: Aldis Hodge on playing Jim Brown in One Night in Miami…
Aldis Hodge on playing Jim Brown with a cool, level head in One Night in Miami…, exploring the character through rehearsals, and responding in the moment. We also talked to Kingsley Ben-Adir about his work on the film here. As Jim Brown, the football-star-turned-actor, and one of the four men hanging out on that fateful […]
Makeup and hair designer JoJo Williams shares stories from the set of Small Axe
JoJo Williams, who led the makeup and hair department on the entire Small Axe series, shares stories about working with Steve McQueen and fitting hundreds of wigs.
Phyllida Lloyd on her journey from all-female Shakespeare to Irish indie Herself
Phyllida Lloyd discusses her Irish domestic abuse drama, Herself, and collaborating with Claire Dunne and Harriet Walter on stage and screen.
‘The vulnerability of these men was the centre of the piece’: Kingsley Ben-Adir on One Night in Miami
Kingsley Ben-Adir on the challenge of playing Malcolm X in One Night in Miami as a man with vulnerabilities that the public rarely saw.
Brandon Cronenberg on process, penises, and Possessor
Brandon Cronenberg discusses his fucked up horror film Possessor and its many unintentional penetration metaphors.