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The Reel Girls ClubBONUS EPISODE - Jessi Gutch - Filmmaker, Writer & Producer (Blue Has No Borders - Sheffield DocFest)In this bonus episode of The Reel Girls Club, I sit down with UK-based filmmaker and writer, Jessi Gutch to talk about her deeply personal and beautifully crafted documentary, Blue Has No Borders.Set in the port town of Folkestone, the film explores themes of migration, identity, and community through a hybrid documentary style that blurs the lines between filmmaker and subject, observer and participant. Jessi reflects on the power of collaborative storytelling, the emotional complexity of borders - visible and invisible - and the importance of vulnerability and humour in her creative process.Synopsis...2025-06-1429 min

Fire Draw NearNorth CircularThis is a one-off bonus episode featuring a number of live performances from Luke McManus' new film North Circular. The film is a documentary musical journeying along the North Circular Road in Dublin's North Inner City. Written & directed by Luke McManus, edited by John Murphy, produced by Luke McManus & Elaine Gallagher. Score by Kevin Murphy and Seti The First. North Circular opens on December 2nd in Irish Film Institute, Dublin 2, Light House, Dublin 7, Savoy Cinema, Dublin 1, IMC Dun Laoghaire and Queens Film Theatre Belfast. It opens on Dec 4th at Bertha Dochouse in London, and on Dec 9th in the...2022-12-0144 min

The Irish Film London PodcastLuke McManus (North Circular) in conversation wit IFLDirector Luke McManus's latest film North Circular is a musical journey which explores the experiences of people who live along Dublin's North Circular Road. Having played at festivals including Sheffield Doc/Fest this year it has its SOLD OUT screening at Bertha Dochouse on Saturday 19th November as part of IFFL 2022. We caught up with Luke to chat about the film ahead of that event. - - - The full programme for Irish Film Festival London 2022 is now live and tickets are on sale! Visit www.irishfilmlondon.com for more info and to g...2022-11-1935 min

reelprintAudio Documentaries with Chloé TraynerIn this episode, Ragtag Film Society’s Artistic Director Chloé Trayner discusses the recognition of film programming as a skill, merging industry and local audiences, and having film festivals in a pandemic. Finally in today’s concluding thought, Edward talks about his recent Walks and Sprints. Guest Bio: Chloé Trayner (she/her) is the Artistic Director at Ragtag Film Society and the founder of Assembly Documentary Development Lab. Before her role at Ragtag, she was the Festival Director of the Open City Documentary Festival from 2018 to 2020 and co-director of the Overnight Film Festival. In addition, she has...2022-06-1053 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #11: Katerina CizekDocHouse Conversations returns for a second series! Our host Carol Nahra will be talking to three filmmakers, the films which influenced them and more. Our guest for the next episode will be two-time Emmy and Peabody-winning documentarian Katerina Cizek. With her community-based and ground-breaking projects Highrise and Filmmaker-in-Residence at the National Film Board of Canada, Kat has received international acclaim and transformed the NFBC into a world leading digital-hub. Highrise, a multi-year and many-media documentary experiment, explores vertical living in suburbs around the globe. Its aim is to investigate urban living in the 21st century...2021-01-1131 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #10: José PadilhaDocHouse Conversations are thrilled to come back for a second mini-series. Carol Nahra, our podcast host, talks to international filmmakers about what films inspired them and what films have changed their careers. For this episode Carol is in conversation with award-winning director José Padilha. Jose is a critically-acclaimed filmmaker for both his nonfiction and fiction (Narcos, Elite Squad) work. His feature doc directing debut Bus 174 chronicles the hijacking of a public bus in Rio de Janeiro on 12th June 2000. With real-time media footage we follow the events of a young and armed man taking the eleven other pas...2020-12-2948 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #9: Smriti MundhraDocHouse Conversations is delighted to be kicking off a three episode second series. Carol Nahra talks with three directors about a film which inspired them - and a film which changed their lives. First up is Smriti Mundhra, an Academy Award-nominated director/producer and one of DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 Filmmakers to Watch. Her short film St. Louis Superman, co-directed with Sami Khan, was nominated for a 2020 Oscar in the short documentary category. The film follows Bruce Franks Jr., a celebrated battle rapper and activist. Franks had won a seat on the Missouri State Legislature; the direct...2020-12-1547 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #8: Vanessa EngleThis week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra is in conversation with veteran documentary maker Vanessa Engle. In the first 15 years of her career Vanessa made arts documentaries for the BBC. Since 2005, Vanessa has been making authored social affairs documentaries on a wide range of subjects, many of which explore our fundamental values and belief systems. Read more about Vanessa and her work in our Filmmaker Spotlight blog here: https://dochouse.org/online/news/filmmaker-spotlight-vanessa-engle See what’s on our online hub here: https://dochouse.org/online Find out more about Carol Na...2020-06-3058 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #7: Yance FordThis week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes Oscar-nominated, Emmy Award-winning director-producer Yance Ford. When Strong Island was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards, Yance made history as the first openly transgender director nominated for the Oscar. Yance is a former Series Producer of the PBS documentary series POV. During his tenure, his work garnered 5 Emmy Awards and 16 Emmy nominations. Read more about Yance’s doc Strong Island in our ‘Docs to watch: #BlackLivesMatter’ blog: https://dochouse.org/online/news/docs-watch-blacklivesmatter See what’s on our online hub here: ht...2020-06-1659 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #6: Ollie WrightThis week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes Open City’s Documentary Festival’s Director of Film Programme, Oliver Wright. They will be discussing how Oliver selects films, and how Open City are dealing with COVID-19. Read more about Open City Documentary Festival and their programme here: https://opencitylondon.com/ See Open City’s archive of documentaries to watch online here: https://opencitylondon.com/news/news-open-city-documentary-festival-online-archive/ Read our ‘An Open City Doc For Every Mood’ here: https://dochouse.org/online/news/open-city-doc-every-mood See what’s on our onlin...2020-06-0931 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #5: Filmmaking PanelThis week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes a panel of filmmakers whose documentaries were all at different stages when the world went into lockdown. Listen as they share their experiences navigating this uncertain new world. For more information on today’s filmmakers and their work, read our blog: https://bit.ly/DocHouseConversationsPanel See what’s on our online hub here: https://dochouse.org/online Find out more about Carol Nahra here: https://dochouse.org/content/about-our-mission LINKS: Walter Murch: The theatrical experience and what it real...2020-05-2742 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #4: Dan ReedThis week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes documentary filmmaker Dan Reed. With a career spanning a quarter century, Dan has established a reputation as one of the most dedicated and talented filmmakers working in Britain today. Long known in the UK, Dan came to worldwide prominence last year with his devastating portrait of sexual abuse Leaving Neverland. The two part Channel 4/HBO film won a number of awards. This week Carol talks to Dan about his life making documentaries. In an extended edition of the podcast, they take a deep dive into his two...2020-05-121h 06

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #3: Daisy AsquithThis week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes filmmaker and senior lecturer at Goldsmiths, Daisy Asquith. In more than twenty years as a filmmaker, Daisy Asquith has told human stories the length and breadth of the UK, and beyond. They discuss her research into themes of shame and performance, as well as her relationships with the people she films. They’ll also discuss her latest project Momento, in which she is making personal memorial films for victims of COVID-19. For more information on today’s episode, read our filmmaker spotlight blog: https://dochouse.org/online/news...2020-04-2935 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #2: Orlando von EinsiedelThis week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes Academy Award-winning filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel. Orlando is drawn to telling inspiring stories of humble heroism from around the world, often combining intimate personal narratives with macro level politics, powerful visual aesthetics and on-the-ground journalistic muck-racking. Discussing how Orlando’s producer Joana Natasagera pushed Orlando to make his most recent feature, Evelyn - a very personal exploration of the devestatating impact of Orlando’s brother’s suicide on his family. For more information on today’s episode, visit our online hub: https://dochouse.org/online/news/filmmaker-spotlight-orlando-von-einsiedel-3 See what...2020-04-1536 min

Docs & MoreDocs & More: Nick HamerThis week, Docs & More speak to independent documentary maker, Nick Hamer. His second documentary feature is called, Outside the City, and follows the contemplative Roman Catholic Cistercian monastic community in the heart of rural Leicestershire. The monks of Mt St Bernard Abbey, a community of 25 men with many over 80 years old, are opening the first Trappist brewery in the UK. For their historic, counter cultural lifestyle to survive the venture must succeed. Nick talks to us about filming the monks, spirituality and turning your back on consumerism. Listen to this episode. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs...2020-04-0928 min

Docs & MoreDocs & More: Sofia OlinsSofia Olins moved into documentaries after starting off in television working on programmes like The Royle Family, The Peep Show and The IT Crowd. This, though, wasn't enough and Sofia yearned to move into documentaries. Her debut feature documentary, Lost in Vagueness, was snapped up by Sky. Docs & More caught up with her to find out more about her success. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More! Music by Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels) This episode is brought to you by Bertha Dochouse 2020-04-0320 min

DocHouse ConversationsDocHouse Conversations #1: Victoria MapplebeckWhat does the current lockdown mean for documentary filmmakers and the documentary community? This week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes BAFTA award-winning filmmaker, writer and artist Victoria Mapplebeck to discuss how the crisis is affecting her own work. We are living in a digital age and now more than ever filmmakers across the globe are employing lo-fi, DIY filmmaking techniques to stay creative during the lockdown. Hear how Mapplebeck uses the ever changing nature of technology to excavate memories within her films, and to tell personal stories.. For more information on today’s episode, visit our online hub: ht...2020-04-0131 min

Docs & MoreDocs & More: Elhum ShakerifarThis week, Docs & More are lucky enough to speak to Elhum Shakerifar, a BAFTA nominated producer and recent recipient of the BFI Vision Award. Documentary films she has produced include A Syrian Love Story, Even When I Fall, Almost Heaven, The Reluctant Revolutionary, A Northern Soul and many more. Want to know how to be a successful film producer? Listen to this episode. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More! Music by Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels) This episode is brought to you by Bertha Dochouse 2020-03-2718 min

Docs & MoreDocs & More: Lucy Parker and Dave SmithIn this episode, Lovejit speaks to Lucy Parker, director of Solidarity and Dave Smith who features in the film. With sold out screenings, the documentary, Solidarity, looks at blacklisting in the British construction industry and the alarming links with undercover policing. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More! Music by Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels) This episode is brought to you by Bertha Dochouse 2020-03-2020 min

The Curzon Film PodcastDIEGO MARADONA | feat. Asif KapadiaAsif Kapadia, the Oscar-winning director of Amy and Senna, joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his new film Diego Maradona, which arrives in cinemas this week.In this inspired documentary portrait from Kapadia, we follow Maradona as he arrives at Naples in 1984, leading the club to their first ever title. But this success was the eye of the storm: Maradona's time in Naples was seven years of tumultuous chaos and jagged alliances. Using more than 500 hours of unseen footage from Maradona’s archive, this is another gripping story of an ex...2019-06-1400 min

Han and Matt Know It All"My Boyfriend and I Are About to Move In Together And I'm Looking for Advice to Head Off Co-Habitation Troubles" | Opinion Overflow #9We have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Bonus 1: 'Ask the Sexpert,' a documentary about Dr. Mahinder Watsa, is screening at Bertha DocHouse on Saturday, September 23rd in London. Watch the trailer and get tickets for the screening here!; HuffPost: "What India Is Asking Its Most Popular Sexpert, Dr Mahinder Watsa"; Bonus 2: Reminder: we're unable to interact with you to ask for more details if you send us a...2017-09-2018 min