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Documentary

DN047: Teenland: In Teenagers’ Bedrooms – Jeanie Finlay

Coming from an arts background, but well down the road of documentary directing, I’m joined today by director Jeanie Finlay whose 60 min film Teenland: In Teenagers’ Bedrooms explores that inner most of sanctums and how they reflect their inhabitant’s lives. Teenland: In Teenagers’ Bedrooms (2006) Four bedrooms, four teenagers, four portraits of life behind …

Keepintime: Talking Drums and Whispering Vinyl – B+

“I don’t know anything about that jigga jigga stuff – you play that and I’ll play this!” – Paul Humphrey What happens when the original old school beat makers meet the new school of hip-hop beat jugglers? Renowned hiphop photographer B+ set the wheels in motion with the inspired idea of bringing together the most …

DN039: Talk to Me – Mark Craig

Today’s interview is for a project that certainly falls out of the norm and is unlikely to be repeated or copied anytime soon. With a film that was over 20 years in the making, director Mark Craig’s documentary Talk To Me, is a tour through lives captured by answer phone messages, set to a collage …

DN033: Lee Meets the Psychics – Lee Kern

The first of our directors to return to the hot seat is Lee Kern, who joined us way back on DN006. It’d be easy to say that his new film, Lee Meets the Psychics pretty much does what the title suggests, but then if you’ve seen any of Lee’s work, you’ll know that four words …

DN029: Trusted Computing – Benjamin Stephan & Lutz Vogel

To make up for the delay in getting this episode out, today I have not one, but two directors joining me from New York and Germany, making this our first tri-timezone episode! Benjamin Stephan & Lutz Vogel are the collaborative duo behind the Trusted Computing animated, documentary piece you may have come across a while …

Overnight

  When it comes to the types of films I tend to watch, I can sometimes be a little slack in watching a wide spectrum of genres and styles and often I need a little push to expand my viewing experiences. Recently, that little push has been in the direction of documentaries and after watching …

DN021: Forest Murmurs – Jonathan Hodgson

Our guest director today has been working in animation since the 80s, is a twice BAFTA nominee and one time winner and also co-founded one of the UK’s most well known and respected animation studios, Sherbet. Jonathan Hodgson joins us to discuss his journey into the dark underbelly of Epping Forest in his film Forest …

DN006: The Suburbs – Lee Kern

Our long-time friend, director Lee Kern discusses his Lo-Fi approach to filmmaking, which has enabled him to develop a singular style whilst maintaining creative freedom on his broadcast documentaries. The Suburbs (2006) A ramshackle rainbow showcase of the comic talents of Lee Kern as he embarks upon an effort to bottle the crooked light of …

Finisterre – Kieran Evans & Paul Kelly

Finisterre provides an insider’s perspective of the city of London.

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