I’m a huge proponent of finding the light in the dark; the hope that my characters hang on to, and often that light shines brighter when the world they’re in is dark. Stephen Nagel Stephen Nagel is an independent writer, director and producer based in Cape Town, South Africa, making films under the BTG Productions… “We’re not building alone”: writer-director Stephen Nagel on new film Protégé, passion and persistence in filmmaking Read More
INTERVIEW: Matt & Tori Butler-Hart on their parallel universe lockdown movie
I was offered a regular role in a well-known TV soap back in 2004/5 and turned it down… I do wonder what *that Matt* is up to. Read my 4-star review and watch the trailer — and check out my (very spoilery) article on the film. Tori and Matt Butler-Hart, the wife-and-husband team behind Fizz… INTERVIEW: Matt & Tori Butler-Hart on their parallel universe lockdown movie Read More
Jessica Hynes On Freedom In Filmmaking & Her “Kurosawa Scene”
Jessica Hynes, writer and star of Channel 4 comedy Spaced and star of W1A and The Royle Family (among many, many other shows and movies), has recently directed her first feature film, the micro budget seaside-set family drama The Fight. The movie follows frazzled mum Tina who takes up boxing when she’s forced to find ways to acknowledge… Jessica Hynes On Freedom In Filmmaking & Her “Kurosawa Scene” Read More
Interview With Actress Zoe Cunningham From Breathe Easy
British actress Zoe Cunningham plays Nicola Johnson in collaborative indie film Breathe Easy. Nicola works for LDN Network, and though she starts off as the calm voice of authority, hand-holding us Brits through the unfolding apocalypse, soon she’s slightly cracking up, in a tiara (which reminds me, I really need to sort out my own end of days outfit. No need to let standards… Interview With Actress Zoe Cunningham From Breathe Easy Read More
Crowdfund, Collaborate, Never Stint On Catering: Indie Filmmaker Richard Rowntree
“Necessity really is the mother of invention, and people found ways to achieve things that you wouldn’t believe if you knew what their budgets were” Richard Rowntree is a British indie film director who, yes, started watching horror films FAR too young. But he’s put that early cinematic exposure to the darker side of life to very good use – Dogged,… Crowdfund, Collaborate, Never Stint On Catering: Indie Filmmaker Richard Rowntree Read More