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Aug 23, 2020
2 min

Filmmaker Interview with Enric Ribes

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Your latest short film Greykey just won International Documentary at the Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival! Congratulations. What does this award mean to you? It is always a pleasant surprise that your work is liked and rewarded, especially because the Cheap Cuts selection it’s really powerful and we are proud that the jury gave us this recognition. Why did you want to make this film? With this Documentary, I wanted to show two thematic l

Stolen Vision - Counterfeit Medicine in Iraqi Kurdistan

Darren Tilby

Apr 17, 2019
2 min

Stolen Vision - Counterfeit Medicine in Iraqi Kurdistan

★★★★ Directed by: #DaleMcEwan Written by: #DaleMcEwan Starring: #DaleMcEwan Film Review by: #DarrenTilby Dale McEwan's #documentary details the devastating consequences of counterfeit medicine in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Specifically counterfeit Avastin, which blinded a number of patients in 2013. The problem here is that Iraq’s devolved governments are tasked with sourcing their own medical supplies (amongst other things) on quite a tight budget and often try to do so a

H.O.P.E What You Eat Matters indie film review

UK Film Review

Apr 1, 2019
2 min

H.O.P.E What You Eat Matters indie film review

★★★★ Directed by: #NinaMessinger Starring: #TColinCampbell, #JaneGoodall, #MelanieJoy, #CaldwellBEsselstyn, #VandanaShiva Indie Film Review by: #JackGibbs In modern society a great many of us have immured ourselves in comfortable habits - chief among them, the tendency to consume copious quantities of meat. Often we convince ourselves that our actions are harmless, that the effect we are having on both ourselves and our environment is minimal at best - and courtesy of Nina Me

Filmmaker Interview with Jason D. Morris

UK Film Review

Jul 24, 2018
9 min

Filmmaker Interview with Jason D. Morris

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson. Recently, we caught up with the director of new documentary: Millenium Afte the Millenium. Your documentary has an interesting premise. How would you describe it to a new audience? It’s tough to describe actually, but I would start by asking you if you were a fan of Hannibal? Millennium was such a fascinating analytical show that was on the cutting edge of dark television in fact far ahead of its time that it paved the way for shows like Ha

Interview with Filmmaker Sufian Abulohom

UK Film Review

Jul 18, 2018
4 min

Interview with Filmmaker Sufian Abulohom

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson How would you describe your film, Yemen: The Silent War? Yemen: The Silent War is a short informative documentary about the silent war in Yemen. I wanted to take a non-traditional approach to make an informative documentary. The first sequence of the documentary is silent with only ambient noise, which is a reference to the fact that the war in Yemen is silent. I did not want the documentary to focus on certain stories or get the viewers emo

Interview with Nick Bimson from High Peak Independent Film Festival

UK Film Review

Jun 14, 2018
3 min

Interview with Nick Bimson from High Peak Independent Film Festival

Film Festival Interview by Chris Olson Please tell us who you are and what you do at High Peak Independent film festival. I’m Nick Bimson and I’m the Programme Manager at High Peak Indie Film Festival. I am the person responsible for deciding on the content of all the different shorts programmes and features slots we show at the festival. In real terms, this usually means I have developed a vitamin D deficiency from being locked in a dark room for hours watching all the films

Interview with Nicole Pott from High Peak Indie film festival

UK Film Review

Jun 11, 2018
2 min

Interview with Nicole Pott from High Peak Indie film festival

Film Festival Interview by Chris Olson Please tell us who you are and what you do at High Peak Indie film festival. I'm Nicole, the festival director of High Peak Independent Film Festival. It's my job to organise and coordinate the entire festival from films to venues to sponsors. What makes the festival special for UK filmmakers? I think the festival is really special because it takes place in a small town in the High Peak with some of the most gorgeous views. It also celeb

Interview with Natasha Marburger from London Independent Film Festival

UK Film Review

Apr 10, 2018
2 min

Interview with Natasha Marburger from London Independent Film Festival

Interview by Chris Olson Due to kick off on Friday 13th of April, the London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) will play host to a fantastic selection of indie cinema, including short films from newcomer filmmakers. I had the chance to catch up with Natasha Marburger from the festival to speak about this year's event. Who are you and what do you do for London Independent Film Festival? My name is Natasha Marburger and I am the Festival Director for the London Independent Film

Filmmaker Feature with Actor Evelyn Lockley

UK Film Review

Feb 16, 2018
2 min

Filmmaker Feature with Actor Evelyn Lockley

Filmmaker Feature by Chris Olson Tell us a bit about the new short film, Blackout, and who you play in it? I play Grace, a young Irish girl growing up in London. The film centres around Grace, and her struggle to care for her mother. It’s a film about family, mental health, and how difficult it can be to face decisions alone. What attracted you to a film like this? It’s incredible to be part of a film about a young woman who faces her world alone. Grace has so many responsibi

UK Film Review

Jan 7, 2018
5 min

Interview with Filmmaker Zach Zeman

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson UK Film Review recently reviewed filmmaker Zach Zeman's indie feature film Hunters' Crossing. I was lucky enough to catch up with him to discuss his film, filmmaking in general, and how watching as many bad movies as you can is the perfect way to prepare yourself for making films. How would you describe your indie film, Hunters' Crossing, to a new audience? Hunters’ Crossing is a love story between two soulmates—or brothers—and their journey

Interview with filmmakers Evie Brudenall and Mia Shaw

UK Film Review

Dec 21, 2017
3 min

Interview with filmmakers Evie Brudenall and Mia Shaw

Filmmaker Interview As part of their film crowdfunding campaign to get their new short film The Situation made, director Evie Brudenall and writer Mia Shaw discuss some of the details about their film and why they want to make it. How would you describe your current project, The Situation, to a new audience? M: ‘The Situation’ is a fun-filled comedy about a deadbeat, sitcom-obsessed slacker called Todd who wakes up one day to find his world has been transformed into a sitcom.

UK Film Review

Oct 20, 2017
4 min

Interview with Filmmaker Lorenzo Nera

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Talking about his latest project Come Down, filmmaker Lorenzo Nera was kind enough to answer some of my questions about his filmmaking. It was awesome to hear his thoughts on the chaos of city life, the pros and cons of crowdfunding, and noir sci-fi. How would you describe your current project, Come Down, to a new audience? Come Down is a very exciting film project I've been working on for overall more than a year now. It's the audiovisual p

Filmmaker Interview with Aaron Granlund and SM Huet

UK Film Review

Aug 1, 2017
4 min

Filmmaker Interview with Aaron Granlund and SM Huet

Filmmaker Feature by Chris Olson Interviews can often be troublesome. Finding time in a filmmaker's busy schedule is hard enough, let alone when you are trying to interview two of them about their recent film, Working Class Mozart. Aaron Granlund and SM Huet regret that they were unable to participate in this interview directly. They are currently at the Tire & Retread Expo in Akron, Ohio without access to phone or email. Working Class Mozart himself, “Antonio,” was happy eno

UK Film Review

Jul 29, 2017
13 min

Filmmaker Interview Phil Giordano

Filmmaker Interview by Andrew Young American filmmaker Phil Giordano has been garnering awards and attention for some time now. He was recently the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Award and first prize at the NYU First Run Film Festival and is immensely proud of them, especially the latter award, which had been a long-term goal of his. This all comes from his compelling and compassionate short Supot. Following a young boy in the rural Philippines as he approaches the

Filmmaker Feature with Composer Ros Gilman

UK Film Review

Jul 21, 2017
4 min

Filmmaker Feature with Composer Ros Gilman

Filmmaker Feature by Chris Olson At UK Film Review, I have been lucky enough to interview some of the most exciting filmmakers in the industry right now. Another member of that club is composer Ros Gilman, a true artist and genuinely lovely man. I caught up with him to discuss his process, his most recent project Johanne, and what he would say if he were a dolphin... Watch Ros Gilman in action, conducting an orchestral recording session. Ros, earlier this year you finished wo

UK Film Review

Jun 10, 2017
12 min

Filmmaker Interview with William Sachs

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Director of some cult classics, as well as having an eclectic career in the movie industry, we interview filmmaker William Sachs. During which we discuss armed police turning up during filming, fixing movies, and nearly walking naked for Yoko Ono. For people who don't know, can you tell us a little bit about your previous films? I started making films in the London Film School, which was called The London School of Film Technique at the time

Filmmaker Interview - Aneek Chaudhuri at Cannes

UK Film Review

May 30, 2017
4 min

Filmmaker Interview - Aneek Chaudhuri at Cannes

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson A mover and shaker in the world of film, I have been lucky to catch up with filmmaker Aneek Chaudhuri for a second time this year. During our previous interview we discussed The Wife's Letter, Chaudhuri's feature film. This time, though, we speak to the man shortly after his visit to Cannes Film Festival. As well as his upcoming movie White. How was Cannes Film Festival for you? Cannes is special! In a word. I may also prefer to call it an e

Filmmaker Interview with Alexander Tuschinski

UK Film Review

May 19, 2017
6 min

Filmmaker Interview with Alexander Tuschinski

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson I recently reviewed filmmaker Alexander Tuschinski's rebellious indie film Timeless for UK Film Review. Having got to grips with the movie's anarchic spirit, I was also lucky enough to catch up with the man behind it. How do you describe your feature film “Timeless” to a new audience? To describe “Timeless” to a new audience, I would say it’s a satire, it’s an anarchistic comedy. “Anarchistic” not necessarily in a political sense, but in a s

UK Film Review

Apr 4, 2017
3 min

Filmmaker Interview with Scott Vickers

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson UK Film Review were lucky enough to catch up with director Scott Vickers about his filmmaking. During the filmmaker interview we spoke about PTSD, working with an indie movie budget, and...of course...what he would say if he were a dolphin... You made a short film, Advance to Contact, back in 2013. For those who don't know anything about it, can you tell us how the film came to be and why you wanted to tell this story? I was inspired to make

UK Film Review

Mar 12, 2017
1 min

Actor interview with Kristin Muri

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Ahead of the release of indie film Devouring Venus, I caught up with one of the movie's actors to discuss her role in the film. During the interview, we also discuss acting hurdles of 2017, the role of social media in the film industry, and...of course...what she would say if she were a dolphin. Watch the interview in full below, or find out more about the project she is working on using the link at the bottom of this post. To find out more