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Ella Mansell
Feb 12, 20216 min read
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...
Saffron Brown Davis
Feb 8, 20215 min read
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...
Isis Hope Lloyd
Jan 18, 20216 min read
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...
Juliette Howard
Jan 15, 20216 min read
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...
Aidan Lyons
Jan 7, 20216 min read
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, 20204 min read
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...
Andre Pironi
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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...
Carla Suarez
Oct 25, 20203 min read
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...
Balqiis Ali
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Cult Series: The Princess Bride - "As you wish" should be its own love language
I immediately knew I would like ‘The Princess Bride’ when I found out it was directed by Rob Reiner, who also brought the likes of ‘When...
Isis Hope Lloyd
Oct 22, 202012 min read
In Conversation with Caris Rianne, Founder of Rianne Pictures
Strand Film writer, Isis Hope Lloyd sat down with Caris Rianne (writer, director, producer and founder of Rianne Pictures) in preparation...
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