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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InterviewsRose Glass on Love Lies Bleeding
Saint Maud director Rose Glass is back with crime thriller/smouldering queer romance Love Lies Bleeding. She talks to us about casting Kristen Stewart as a moody antihero and explains how this tale of violence and bodybuilding was almost set in Scotland Read more »| 01 May 2024 -
Interviews50 Years of Glasgow Film Theatre
With the much-loved Glasgow Film Theatre celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, we speak to some of the programmers, technical staff and front-of-house workers who help run this wonderful cinema Read more »| 29 Apr 2024 -
InterviewsPalestinian artist Noor Abed on folktales, tension and celluloid
Ahead of a retrospective of her work at Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Palestinian artist Noor Abed reflects on how growing up in an occupied nation has informed her practice, which intersects performance art, folklore and filmmaking Read more »| 11 Apr 2024 -
InterviewsBodies in Space: Franz Rogowski on Disco Boy
Former dancer Franz Rogowski is one of the most exciting and in-demand actors in Europe. Ahead of his latest arthouse triumph, Disco Boy, he discusses his singular approach to acting Read more »| 28 Mar 2024 -
InterviewsFølkløric: Glasgow Short Film Festival's folk horror strand
One of the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival this year is Følkløric, a two-part strand of shorts exploring traditional and contemporary visions of folklore. The strand's co-curators, Grace Feinmann and Heather Bradshaw, introduce their concept Read more »| 12 Mar 2024 -
InterviewsHippFest presents two very different visions of Scotland
At this year's HippFest you'll find two very different depictions of Scotland on screen: effervescent Hollywood comedy Peggy and heartbreaking 'story documentary' The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric. We look at both ahead of the festival Read more »| 11 Mar 2024
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InterviewsRadu Jude on Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Romanian firebrand Radu Jude talks to us about his potty-mouthed new provocation Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World – essential viewing for all of us caught in the net of late capitalism – ahead of its screening at Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 27 Feb 2024 -
InterviewsCiaran Lyons and Lorn Macdonald on Tummy Monster
Ahead of the world premiere of Tummy Monster at Glasgow Film Festival, we speak to its director (Ciaran Lyons) and star (Lorn Macdonald) about making this ambitious, go-for-broke, micro-budget feature Read more »| 26 Feb 2024 -
InterviewsInvisible Women on reframing film history
The mission of archive activist film collective Invisible Women is to shine a light on women filmmakers who've fallen through the cracks of film history. We chat to them about their slew of upcoming film retrospectives and seasons Read more »| 26 Feb 2024 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Tony Curran
In Sky's new sexy and hugely entertaining drama Mary & George, Tony Curran plays James VI and I. It's one of his juiciest roles yet. We discuss his long career, his acting craft and his favourite performances Read more »| 20 Feb 2024 -
InterviewsAndrew Haigh on All of Us Strangers
All of Us Strangers sees a lonely man embark on a new relationship while inexplicably reconnecting with his long-dead parents. Its director, Andrew Haigh, discusses queer alienation, understanding our parents and the soulfulness of Paul Mescal's eyes Read more »| 23 Jan 2024 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Jack Archer on Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Jack Archer’s documentary Bill Douglas: My Best Friend explores the friendship between Scotland’s greatest filmmaker and his lifelong companion Peter Jewell through interviews and Douglas's unseen 8mm home films. Archer tells us more Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
FestivalsTake One Action 2023 Programme: Time to Renew
Take One Action returns for its 16th edition with a programme exploring the idea of renewal – of art, material, environment and society. Take One Action programmer Xuanlin Tham talks us through some of the programme's film and event highlights Read more »| 01 Dec 2023 -
InterviewsNot Your Usual: Will Anderson on his unique animation style
At the end of an exciting 2023, we talk personality, process and playfulness with Edinburgh-based animator Will Anderson Read more »| 01 Dec 2023 -
InterviewsThelma Schoonmaker on the artistry of Michael Powell
We speak to legendary film editor Thelma Schoonmaker about her efforts to bring the films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger back to the big screen, her marriage to Powell and his influence on the films of Martin Scorsese Read more »| 16 Nov 2023