Interviews
Immerse yourself in behind the scene brilliance with The Skinny’s film interviews. Directors, actors, musicians, and more share their stories and artistic approaches to film. You’ll also find interviews with film festival producers.
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InterviewsOpen the Doors: Filmhouse returns
We're so back! After a heroic rescue effort, Filmhouse is very close to opening its doors again. Ahead of its 'soft launch' at the end of June, we chat to Andrew Simpson and Rod White, the directors heading up the new iteration of this wonderful cinema Read more »| 12 Jun 2025 -
InterviewsWay of the Sword: John Maclean on Tornado
It's been ten years since John Maclean burst onto the movie scene with his stylish western Slow West. His second feature, Tornado, is another western riff, this time set in Scotland and centred on a young Japanese woman who's handy with a samurai sword Read more »| 10 Jun 2025 -
InterviewsJavad Daraei on his screenings at Refugee Festival Scotland
Scotland-based director Javad Daraei welcomes us into his home to discuss Iranian cinema, the refugee experience and acts of defiance Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
BooksRyan Gilbey on his new queer cinema book It Used to Be Witches
Film critic Ryan Gilbey talks to us about It Used to Be Witches, his playful new study of queer cinema history blending personal memoir, critical analysis and insightful new interviews with an eclectic ensemble of queer filmmakers Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
InterviewsAmalia Ulman on Magic Farm
Amalia Ulman’s visually striking culture clash comedy Magic Farm follows some inept journalists trying to make a film in a rural Argentine town. The artist and filmmaker discusses working with her idol (Chloë Sevigny) and finding beauty everywhere Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
InterviewsIndia Donaldson on Good One
India Donaldson's debut feature, Good One, is a striking portrait of a father-daughter relationship. She talks to us about girlhood, empathetic writing and the ‘man or bear’ debate her protagonist could’ve started Read more »| 13 May 2025
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InterviewsKarim Aïnouz on Motel Destino
Motel Destino is a steamy neo-noir in which a young man hides out at a roadside motel, only to find more danger when he gets romantically entangled with the woman who manages the establishment with her volatile husband. Director Karim Aïnouz tells us more Read more »| 06 May 2025 -
InterviewsCorin Sworn on new film On Weaving
As part of their residency at Alchemy Film and Arts, artists Luke Fowler and Corin Sworn have made On Weaving, a film considering the legacies of textile artists Bernat and Margaret Klein through the lens of their modernist home. Sworn tells us more Read more »| 25 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsLeonardo Van Dijl on Julie Keeps Quiet
Belgian drama Julie Keeps Quiet centres on a teen tennis prodigy who's trying to keep it together during an abuse scandal at her elite tennis academy. Director Leonardo Van Dijl explains his inspirations for the film and his hopes for its reception Read more »| 21 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsDéa Kulumbegashvili on abortion drama April
Georgian filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili talks to us about the making of her abortion drama April and the role of cinema in the face of repressive systems Read more »| 21 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsAlchemy 2025: Maxime Jean-Baptiste on Kouté vwa
Maxime Jean-Baptiste returns to Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival with Kouté vwa, a hybrid documentary concerned with familial grief, coming-of-age and the shadow of colonialism in French Guiana. He talks to us about blending fact and fiction Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsCan't Get No Sleep: Meet the director and star of Restless
Restless taps into a nightmare scenario that will be familiar to many: being sent around the bend by annoying neighbours. Its director Jed Hart and star Lyndsey Marshal tell us more about this stylish, tense and very funny British thriller Read more »| 02 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Ruaridh Mollica on Sebastian
Scottish actor Ruaridh Mollica is about to go stratospheric. He's recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe and been garnering much praise for his lead role in provocative queer drama Sebastian. He discusses the latter ahead of its UK release Read more »| 01 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsJulian Glander on Boys Go to Jupiter
Julian Glander's debut feature, vaporwave animation Boys Go to Jupiter, is a delightful hangout movie with a sci-fi twist. We spoke to Glander about the film ahead of its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival earlier this month Read more »| 20 Mar 2025 -
InterviewsAlonso Ruizpalacios on La Cocina
Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios is one of the most daring filmmakers in world cinema, but he's yet to have a mainstream breakthrough. His fourth feature, La Cocina, a drama set in a high-pressure restaurant kitchen, should change that Read more »| 18 Mar 2025