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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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
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InterviewsMemory Box: Charlotte Wells on Aftersun
Is Aftersun 2022's finest film? Very possibly. We speak to its Scottish director Charlotte Wells about visual storytelling, and the difficulty of understanding your parents Read more »| 14 Nov 2022 -
InterviewsMore Than Bricks and Mortar: Filmmakers on Filmhouse and EIFF
We speak to a few of the filmmakers and programmers whose careers are intertwined with the Filmhouse & Edinburgh Film Festival, and ask about their hopes for the future Read more »| 31 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Krysty Wilson-Cairns of The Good Nurse
With films like 1917, Last Night in Soho and now The Good Nurse under her belt, Krysty Wilson-Cairns is now an established screenwriting force in Hollywood, but she explains that it all started at the old Global Video in Glasgow's Southside Read more »| 28 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsRuben Östlund on class satire Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund, the director of Force Majeure and The Square, takes a sledgehammer to the global elite with his latest satire Triangle of Sadness Read more »| 26 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsScotland on Screen: Sean Lìonadh on Too Rough
Scottish short film Too Rough has been enjoying an enviable run on the international film festival circuit. We caught up with its talented writer-director, Sean Lìonadh, to explore why it's struck such a chord with audiences around the world Read more »| 11 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... Bryan M Ferguson
Given it’s the spooky season, we’ve invited our favourite maker of creepy films, Bryan M Ferguson, to take this month’s Skinny Q&A Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsMatt Palmer on All Night Horror Madness 2022
The Cameo's legendary horror extravaganza All Night Horror Madness returns for its 15th edition with an all-star lineup. Filmmaker and programmer Matt Palmer talks us through the origins of the night and this upcoming edition's knockout lineup Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsLooking Violence in the Eye: Icíar Bollaín on Maixabel
As Maixabel – Icíar Bollaín's drama about a victim of terrorism – opens Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, we talk to the director about delegitimising violence, and second chances Read more »| 29 Sep 2022 -
InterviewsKogonada and Justin H. Min on After Yang
We caught up with director Kogonada and actor Justin H. Min while they were in Edinburgh to help close out the Edinburgh International Film Festival. We talk memory, emotional attachment to technology and bowl haircuts Read more »| 20 Sep 2022