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Jonas Nay is an actor and musician known for his role as Martin Rauch in the Deutschland series, as well as acclaimed films including The...

Abraham Adeyemi is an award-winning writer, director and playwright. In 2020 his short film No More Wings won best narrative short at...

Not quite a film, but Euphoria’s second lockdown special is a stellar essay on trans identity, delivered by a formidable Hunter Schafer.

Jamie Robson is an award-winning actor. He has collaborated with directors such as Tim Courtney, Charlotte Wells and Ross A. Wilson in...

2020 has been a difficult year on every front, and even deeply affecting cinema releases and how we consume films. Streaming services and...

Benjamin Wiessner is a producer. His credits include Thunder Road, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, Beast Beast, and The Grief of Others. I spoke...

Jim Cumming’s feature debut, 2018’s Thunder Road, had sat dormant for a while on my watchlist before finally being nominated as one of...

Sam Bain is a BAFTA award-winning writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat, and Babylon. He has also co-written acclaimed films...

Eva Habermann is an actor and producer known for her work on Lexx, Dr Klein, Deichbullen, and Trolls World. I spoke with Eva about...

Alena Von Stroheim is an actor known for her work on Hacker’s Game, Found Footage 3D, and The Activist. I spoke with Alena about her...

Jakob Ihre is a cinematographer known for his work on films including Louder Than Bombs, Thelma, Oslo, August 31st, Reprise, The End of...

Elizabeth Marmur is an actor known for her work on Peep Show, Coupling, Black Books, Doctors, and My Family. I spoke with Elizabeth about...

I don’t know that I have much (particularly profound) to add to the conversation… this film has such a wildly storied history; thank you...

Florian Hoffmeister is a cinematographer known for his work on Official Secrets, A Quiet Passion, The Deep Blue Sea, In Secret, Great...

Ulf Brantås is an acclaimed cinematographer. He has shot films including Show Me Love, Together, Lilya-4-Ever, We are the Best, and The...

Kate Magowan is an actor and producer known for her work on Stardust, 24 Hour Party People, Spotless, A Lonely Place To Die, and Dream...

Mark Harelik is an actor known for his work on series including The Morning Show, Preacher, Wings and The Big Bang Theory. He has also...

Jeffrey Jur is an acclaimed cinematographer. He has shot films including The Last Seduction, Dirty Dancing, Panic and My Big Fat Greek...

Alejandro Edda is an actor known for his work on acclaimed series such as, Narcos: Mexico, Fear the Walking Dead, and The Bridge, as well...

Julie Christie is one of cinema’s most legendary and iconic actresses. Having won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in...