Interview: Sue Carpenter, Director, I Am Belmaya

Following the success of her powerful and eye-opening documentary film, including a win for Best Documentary at the UK Asian Film Festival 2021 (UKAFF), I speak to talented documentary filmmaker, Sue Carpenter, about the narrative and creative process behind I Am Belmaya – a moving story of a Nepalese orphan who fights the patriarchal society […]

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Interview: Abo Arangham, Director, The Lost Art of Seasoning

Traditional art of salt-making dates back thousands of years and it can take days, even weeks to produce a single batch. These traditions have been passed down from generation to generation throughout the years, however, in Northeast India, the art form is no longer practiced owing to the ease in buying mass produced commerical salt. […]

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Interview: Tweed, Director, Native Spirit Film Festival

With the Native Spirit Film Festival in full swing, I catch up with the Festival’s Director, Tweed, to learn more about the annual event and why it’s so important to the Indigenous communities it represents.  Tweed, thank you so much for speaking with me today, how long have you been directing the Native Spirit Film […]

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NATIVE SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL 2021 

The UK’s only annual Film Festival dedicated to Indigenous cinema arts raises its curtains as the 15th Annual Native Spirit Film Festival 2021 (#NSFF2021) officially launches in London – offering an interesting mix of online and in-person screenings as well as music, dance and creative activities.  The #NSFF2021, which this year, runs from 12 October […]

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UK Asian Film Festival returns For 23rd Edition to spread message of hope

The UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF), the world’s longest running South Asian film festival outside India, is set to celebrate its 23rd birthday in its usual style as Covid restrictions ease across the country. The festival will launch on 26th May at the renown BFI Southbank with fantastic hybrid programme that will run at venues […]

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Interview: Cedric Dumornay – Actor

Cedric Dumornay

It’s an exciting time for up-and-coming actor, Cedric Dumornay. We caught up with him to talk about the highs and lows of working in the film industry.

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