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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InterviewsIndie Go Go: Patrick Wang brings his exquisite indie films to the UK
Rarely has the phrase 'independent spirit' been more applicable than in the case of Patrick Wang. Ahead of his three brilliant features – including the epic two-parter A Bread Factory – touring the UK, we speak to Wang about his singular approach Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsHope Dickson Leach on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Hope Dickson Leach is adapting Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde into an innovative theatrical live screen experience at Leith Theatre, which will also become a new feature film. The Edinburgh-based filmmaker tells us more Read more »| 07 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsHonor Swinton Byrne on The Souvenir: Part II
Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir: Part II sees Honor Swinton Byrne return as Julie, the young filmmaker trying to find her way in 80s London. But this is a steelier Julie than we saw in Part I. Swinton Byrne tells us about her connection to the character Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Will Hewitt and Austen McCowan
We sit down with Will Hewitt and Austen McCowan, the duo behind production company Melt the Fly, at their studio in Leith to discuss the formation of their partnership, their recent Scottish BAFTA success and what we can look forward to next Read more »| 20 Jan 2022 -
InterviewsThe making of one-shot restaurant thriller Boiling Point
Actor Philip Barantini makes a splash behind the camera with the breakneck restaurant thriller Boiling Point, which was filmed in one shot in a real London eatery. He discusses the tension of the long take and trying to complete the film before lockdown Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
InterviewsWhy Palme d'Or-winning horror Titane is all about love
Julia Ducournau, the director of cult horror Raw, explores the boundaries of sexuality and genre with her uninhibited new film Titane. We speak to Ducournau and Titane's game-for-anything star, Agathe Rousselle, about this brutal film's tender core Read more »| 16 Dec 2021
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InterviewsMaking Connections: Mark Cousins on his two new documentaries
We catch up with the ever-inspiring Mark Cousins – Scotland's most prolific and critically acclaimed documentarian – ahead of the release of two new films shot through with his irrepressible passion for cinema Read more »| 08 Dec 2021 -
InterviewsTime Warp: Céline Sciamma on Petite Maman
Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Tomboy director Céline Sciamma returns to the world of childhood in her intimate time-travel film Petite Maman, in which a grieving eight-year-old girl meets her mother at the same age Read more »| 16 Nov 2021 -
InterviewsDénes Nagy on WWII drama Natural Light
Hungarian director Dénes Nagy discusses his bracing new World War Two film Natural Light, which follows a Hungarian soldier tasked with keeping order in occupied Ukraine at the behest of the Axis Powers Read more »| 09 Nov 2021 -
InterviewsWhat's Up Doc? Scotland's lively documentary scene
Scottish documentary appears in rude health. We speak to some of the emerging voices in this nurturing doc scene to get a flavour of what makes it so vibrant and discover what's been enabling this success Read more »| 07 Oct 2021 -
InterviewsECA Animation Graduates Look to the Future
While most of the film industry ground to a halt during the pandemic lockdowns, animators continued to work industriously in isolation. We speak to three recent graduates from Edinburgh College of Art to hear what their future holds Read more »| 05 Oct 2021 -
FestivalsAll change at Scottish Queer International Film Festival
Scottish Queer International Film Festival’s new programmers Nat Lall and Jamie Rea tell us what they're bringing to this always lively and inclusive celebration of LGBTQIA+ filmmaking Read more »| 24 Sep 2021 -
InterviewsChristine Molloy and Joe Lawlor on Rose Plays Julie
Irish filmmakers Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor speak to us about their slippery new thriller Rose Plays Julie Read more »| 13 Sep 2021 -
FestivalsEmily Munro on climate documentary Living Proof
Ahead of Glasgow's UN Climate Conference (aka COP26), Take One Action film festival presents Living Proof – A Climate Story, an evocative documentary exploring Scotland's complex relationship to the global climate crisis, told using archive footage Read more »| 13 Sep 2021 -
InterviewsOn the set of Our Ladies with author Alan Warner
Back in 2018, the film adaptation of Alan Warner's The Sopranos was filming in Edinburgh. Three years later, the film – now titled Our Ladies – finally reaches Scottish cinemas. Here's our on-set chat with the author, over a bracingly expensive whisky Read more »| 17 Aug 2021