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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InterviewsThe Price is Right: The soulful short films of James Price
Ahead of our retrospective of short films by talented Glasgow filmmaker James Price, we look at what makes 'The Springburn Scorsese' so special Read more »| 05 May 2022 -
InterviewsJuho Kuosmanen on Compartment No.6
Juho Kuosmanen's new film Compartment No.6 has been described as Finland's answer to Before Sunrise. We chat to this talented young filmmaker about this spiky, complex and rather delightful romantic drama Read more »| 11 Apr 2022 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Bryan M. Ferguson
We catch up with Bryan M. Ferguson, one of the most distinct voices on the Scottish short film scene, to discuss his ridiculously prolific filmmaking practice and hear about his planned coming-of-age feature set in a funeral home Read more »| 25 Mar 2022 -
FestivalsMeet the stars of Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022
As is now tradition, we speak to some of the filmmakers behind our favourite shorts at this year's Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 22 Mar 2022 -
InterviewsRenate Reinsve on The Worst Person in the World
In Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier’s latest, The Worst Person in the World, a star is born with Renate Reinsve, who plays a woman about to turn 30 and drifting between careers and relationships in Oslo. We chat to Reinsve about her rapturous performance Read more »| 21 Mar 2022 -
FestivalsBack in the News: Dziga Vertov’s Kino-Pravda at GSFF
Glasgow Short Film Festival present three episodes from Dziga Vertov's avant-garde newsreel series Kino-Pravda at this year's edition. We ask the series' curator, Matevž Jerman, why he wanted to contextualise this century-old news for a modern audience Read more »| 11 Mar 2022
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InterviewsSurf's Up: Martyn Robertson on Ride the Wave
Glasgow-based documentarian Martyn Robertson brings his first feature film, Ride the Wave, to Glasgow Film Festival this month. We talked to him about life among the surfers and what it means to bring Scottish stories to a wider audience Read more »| 08 Mar 2022 -
InterviewsLizzie Mackenzie on The Hermit of Treig
We meet up with documentarian and Oban native Lizzie Mackenzie ahead of the Glasgow Film Festival premiere of her debut feature The Hermit of Treig to find out about her fascination with outsiders and rebels Read more »| 28 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsSean Baker on Red Rocket
With Red Rocket, Sean Baker has once again turned his camera on a corner of the US rarely represented in American cinema. Baker introduces us to the concept of the 'suitcase pimp' and explains why he's happy working outside the Hollywood mainstream Read more »| 28 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on… Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci returns to his hometown this month for an on-stage talk at Glasgow Film Festival; ahead of that chat, we asked Iannucci to fill out our Q&A Read more »| 28 Feb 2022 -
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