Digital Releases during lockdown

21 September 2023 In this episode, co-hosts Abi and Jaq broadcast from home again as part of our mini-series on cinema life during lockdown. This time, they discuss how film distributors are reacting to the health crisis through VOD releases and filmmaker watch parties – featuring call-in clips from Altitude Releasing, Violet Pictures, MUBI and Jon Seal the director of The Teachers’ Protest. We also hear from Leigh Film Society about their DVD drop off service, which is […] Read More

Minisode: Sam Riley, Radioactive and Women in STEM on Film

21 September 2023 We’re back with a minisode! Producer Jay catches up with Sam Riley (Control, Brighton Beach, Maleficent), the star of the new British feature film Radioactive. The Cinema For All podcast is proud to be supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery. Radioactive is out on demand on 15 June and comes to DVD 27 July. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and rate and review our podcast – it really helps other listeners […] Read More

Programming in the Dark

21 September 2023  Jaq and Abi round off the lockdown mini-season with a discussion on how film exhibitors put together programmes of films, without necessarily having access to all of the resources they usually do. They also chat about what they’ve been watching over the past few weeks (Multiple Maniacs, Circus of Books, The Lovebirds, Wadjda, Apple Mortgage Cake). The Cinema For All podcast is proud to be supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the National […] Read More

Curating MUBI with Chiara Marañón

21 September 2023 For this episode Abi and Producer Jay sat down (virtually!) to chat with the wonderful Chiara Marañón, MUBI’s Director of Content. They talk about MUBI’s unique approach to programming, including the importance they place on exploring the context around the films they showcase. As well as this, Jaq and Abi catch up on what they’ve been watching (The Roads Not Taken, Showgirls, The Watermelon Woman, Reality Bites). The Roads Not Taken is in cinemas on […] Read More

Back to the Cinema

21 September 2023 This is a special episode of the Cinema For All Podcast, because for the first time since March, Jaq has ventured into a cinema! She took her trusty podcast recorder in order to share the experience of a socially-distanced screening of Bong Joon-Ho’s Memories of Murder. As well as this, Jaq and Abi catch up on what they’ve been watching since the last episode (Boxer, This Is Paris, Akira, A Nightmare on Elm Street). Please […] Read More

Minisode - Farewell Amor with Ekwa Msangi

21 September 2023 We’re back with another minisode! This time, Abi got to talk to writer and director Ekwa Msangi all about her beautiful debut feature Farewell Amor, the story of a family from Angola reuniting in New York. They also chatted about what inspired her to become a filmmaker, and the unique perspective she brings to the film. Farewell Amor is available to watch on MUBI. The Cinema For All podcast is proud to be supported by the […] Read More

S.O.U.L. Fest Takeover

21 September 2023 We have a special episode for you today with a takeover from our friends at S.O.U.L Fest. S.O.U.L. Fest (Screening Our Unseen Lives) is a month long celebration of Black British talent in film, showcasing new work by Black British film creatives – allowing opportunities to see a diverse representation of Black Britain. The festival is the result of a collaboration between four organisations who serve Black audiences and talent: The British Blacklist, The New […] Read More

Producing Jamie, With Cat Marshall

21 September 2023 Today’s episode features an interview with Producer extraordinaire Cat Marshall, who has worked on such incredible films as ’71, Yardie, and the upcoming musical extravaganza Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, as well as TV series such as this is England ’90 and The Virtues. Cat shares with us what it’s like to be a female producer, the producers she looks up to and what it was like to create Everybody’s Talking About Jamie here in Sheffield. […] Read More

Online Film Clubs

21 September 2023 In this episode, co-hosts Abi and Jaq make the best of their home studio set-up to discuss how cinemas and community cinemas are reacting to the health crisis through the creation of online film clubs and watch parties – featuring call-in clips from Magic Lantern Film Club, Film Unit, Deptford Cinema, Bird & Cage Cinema, The Regal Cinema and Godalming Film Society, who share with what their closed-door film screenings have been like. They also […] Read More