Interview by Lewis Bayley And Then We Danced follows ambitious dancer Merab in the traditional Georgian-dance Academy, as new arrival Irakli challenges his opportunity to join the National Ensemble. …

Interview by Lewis Bayley When we did Guardians of the Galaxy we were all looking at each other going ‘What the hell is this? A talking raccoon and a talking tree?!’ When it came to finding alumni working in the art department of the film industry today, there was no-one…

Written by Daisy Leigh-Phippard We meet Berwyn, festival curator, film lover and curry-enthusiast in a meeting room overlooking the campus. The first thing he tells us about is his habit of going off on tangents, warning that we should stop him if he goes on for too long. Nina and…

Written by Daisy Leigh-Phippard It’s a Friday, and Anna K. McCallum and I are in one of the lecture theatres laying out programmes, arranging chairs and setting up a banner for the Iris on the Move Film Festival. It’s pretty casual, even if we do have the 2018 winner of…

BAFTA-Winning Director of 2017 thriller ‘Beast’ Daisy Leigh-Phippard ‘I knew I wanted to go film school,’ Michael tells the sea of audience in front of us. It’s a Tuesday afternoon, I wrapped my graduation film the previous day, and now I’m sat beside my partner in crime A.K. McCallum at…

I’m sitting in the production office, opposite a big screen playing a live feed to the main lecture theatre. There are some audio issues, but eventually, we can hear the excited chatter of students taking their seats, asking about summer plans, occasionally making hearts with their hands at the camera…

Making a Murderer: Part 2 *SPOILER FREE* Netflix’s serial documentary marvel ’Making a Murderer’ returns and is not holding back. With the only glimpse of series two being a short audio tease, the follow up to the documentary phenomenon is shrouded in secrecy despite updates in the case being out…

Making a Murderer: Part 2 *SPOILERS AHEAD* Netflix’s serial documentary marvel ’Making a Murderer’ returns and is not holding back. With the only glimpse of series two being a short audio tease, the follow up to the documentary phenomenon is shrouded in secrecy despite updates in the case being out…