Independent Film Podcast Interviews

Sandhya Suri on Crafting a Nuanced Crime Thriller About Violence Against Women in ‘Santosh’

Sandhya Suri discusses her decade-long journey to bring Santosh to life, blending crime thriller tension with a searing critique of gendered violence in India.

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‘Sister Midnight’: Exploring Misanthropy and Marriage with Karan Kandhari

Karan Kandhari on directing his debut feature, protecting his vision, capturing the nuances of marriage & why laughing audiences are the ultimate drug.

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I’m Not a Robot: From CAPTCHA Fail to Oscar Win With Filmmakers Victoria Warmerdam & Trent

DN sat down with writer/director Victoria Warmerdam & producer Trent to decipher the creation of their CAPTCHA inspired Oscar winning short.

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A Roundup of the BFI Future Film Festival 2025

Jesse delves into the experience of attending BFI Future Film Festival 2025 speaking to one of the festival's Young Programmers & three screening filmmakers.

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Franz Böhm on Depicting the True Life Horrors of the Ukraine War in BAFTA Winning Short ‘Rock Paper Scissors’

Franz Böhm speaks to DN about capturing the all too real horrors of life on the frontline of the Ukraine war in his BAFTA winning NFTS graduate short.

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How Theo Panagopoulos Reclaimed Archive Films of Palestine in BAFTA Doc ‘The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing’

Theo Panagopoulos discusses reclaiming archival footage of his ancestral Palestine to question the role of image-making as a tool of testimony and violence.

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BAFTA’s Anna Higgs on the Awards, Membership & Building an Equitable British Film Industry

Film Committee Chair Anna Higgs discusses BAFTA’s role as a champion of British filmmaking and the mechanics of the BAFTA Awards from eligibility to voting.

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BIFA Winner Christopher Andrews on the Broken Trust, Violence & Toxicity of Unrelenting Thriller ‘Bring Them Down’

Christopher Andrews reflects on the destructive nature of toxicity in his BIFA winning debut pitting Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan against one another.

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Talking Nostalgia, Stop Motion and 3D Printing with BIFA Winner Nina Gantz Creator of ‘Wander to Wonder’

BIFA Best British Short winner Nina Gantz takes DN inside the craftsmanship of her stop motion film which offers a unique, poignant exploration of loss.

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‘Kneecap’ Director Rich Peppiatt on Jokes as Molotov Cocktails in His Multi-BIFA Winning Feature Debut

Rich Peppiatt takes us inside the making of his multi BIFA winning anarchic, riotous, rule breaking fictionalised biopic of Belfast hip-hop trio 'Kneecap'.

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Meat Puppet Director Eros V on Possession, Practical FX & the Power of a Great Title

DN caught up with Eros V to learn how a conversation with The Jim Henson Company inspired his surprising man-child possessed by a puppet comedy-horror short.

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Sasha Nathwani on Capturing the Carefree Nostalgia of Youthful Friendships in Debut Feature ‘Last Swim’

Sasha Nathwani explains why a vibrant yet nostalgic colour palette was key to his coming-of-age drama about a group of London teens on a day of adventure.

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