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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InterviewsMeet Me in the Bathroom is a return to 2000s New York
The new documentary Meet Me in the Bathroom is an immersive journey through the cool, scuzzy New York music scene of the early 21st century. We talk to filmmakers Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern Read more »| 08 Mar 2023 -
InterviewsAndrew Cumming on stone age horror Out of Darkness
Andrew Cumming’s debut Out of Darkness takes us back to paleolithic Scotland where a band of early humans are being picked off one by one by a mysterious threat. We speak to Cumming about his early influences and honing his craft in unlikely places Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsLuke Fowler on his Margaret Tait film Being in a Place
Glasgow-based artist, filmmaker and musician Luke Fowler discusses his new film Being in a Place – a complex portrait of fellow Scottish filmmaker Margaret Tait Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsDoc 'n' Roll: Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir on Band
Described as performance art meets Spinal Tap, Band follows a real-life Icelandic female punk collective during a creative crossroads. We speak to Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, the director of Band and a member of the band, about blending fact and fiction Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsSoda Jerk on Trump-era satire Hello Dankness
Soda Jerk, mashup heroes of our times, take satire to higher levels with Hello Dankness, a hilarious collage film retelling the Trump era using the rejuvenated ashes of your favourite stoner movies Read more »| 27 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsVoices from the Margins: Lee Grant interview
Lee Grant has lived a life. Cannes award-winner at 22. Blacklisted during the Communist witch hunts. An icon of 70s New Hollywood. A pioneering documentarian in the 80s. We discuss her extraordinary career ahead of her Glasgow Film Festival retrospective Read more »| 21 Feb 2023
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InterviewsScotland on Screen: Adura Onashile on Girl
Fresh from Sundance, Adura Onashile's tender drama Girl gets a hometown premiere at Glasgow Film Festival. Onashile tells us about the film's inspiration Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsGeorgia Oakley on Section 28 drama Blue Jean
Georgia Oakley's debut feature takes us back to the dark days of Margaret Thatcher's Britain and the introduction of Section 28. Oakley talks about researching this era and finding moments of hope in this bitter period for LGBTQ+ people in the UK Read more »| 06 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsHorsin' Around: Jerzy Skolimowski on EO
The great Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski is back with curious donkey road movie EO. He speaks to us about bonding with his equine actors and creating a film that will leave audiences reconsidering their responsibilities towards their fellow creatures Read more »| 01 Feb 2023 -
InterviewsAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed: Interview with Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras's extraordinary documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed explores the multifaceted life of artist Nan Goldin. She tells us how she wanted to make a film that wasn't a biopic and that would implicate her audience Read more »| 19 Jan 2023 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Leyla Coll-O’Reilly on Groom
We speak to poet and theatre-maker Leyla Coll-O’Reilly (aka Leyla Josephine) about Groom, her stunning new short about a taciturn teenage girl entering the intimidating world of a hypersexualised beauty salon Read more »| 12 Jan 2023 -
InterviewsMark Jenkin on Cornish folk horror Enys Men
Mark Jenkin follows Bait with island tale Enys Men. We speak to him about folk horror, shooting on 16mm, and making work embedded in Cornish culture Read more »| 09 Jan 2023 -
InterviewsMarie Kreutzer on royalty, celebrity, and Corsage
In Corsage, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer brings a radical new interpretation of the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria to the screen Read more »| 16 Dec 2022 -
InterviewsSight and Sound crowns Jeanne Dielman The Greatest Film of All Time
Jeanne Dielman becomes the first film directed by a woman to tops Sight and Sound magazine’s influential once-a-decade international film critics’ poll. We speak to Sight and Sound's editor-in-chief, Mike Williams, about the results Read more »| 02 Dec 2022 -
InterviewsAlexandre O. Philippe on new documentary Lynch/Oz
Alexandre O. Philippe takes a new deep dive into a corner of film culture, exploring the links between David Lynch's nightmarish worlds and The Wizard of Oz Read more »| 28 Nov 2022