Meet the Filmmaker

Filmmaker Mimi Valdés and actors Kiersey Clemons, Tony Revolori, Blake Anderson, Chanel Iman, Kap G, and Quincy Brown discuss their film, Dope.

Award-winning stage and screen director and actor Jeremy Sims, and iconic actor and national treasure Michael Caton (The Sullivans, The Castle) discuss the making of Last Cab to Darwin – a film adaptation of the Sims-produced hit play — which follows a cancer-stricken cabbie (played by Caton) who seeks to die with dignity.

Theatre, film and television actor Brendan Cowell and producer Kath Shelper discuss Cowell’s feature-film directorial debut. Ruben Guthrie — which Cowell adapted from his critically acclaimed play about a Sydney ad executive who tries to quit drinking — premiered as the 2015 Sydney Film Festival’s opening-night film.

Australian director Kim Farrant has earned numerous accolades for her short films and TV documentaries, and her documentary Naked on the Inside screened at the Sydney Film Festival in 2007. Kim talks about making her first feature film, Strangerland — an outback thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes and Hugo Weaving — which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Filmmaker and actor Simon Stone discusses working on his feature-film debut, The Daughter, together with producers Jan Chapman and Nicole.

Director Paul Katis, producer Andrew de Lotbiniere and executive producer Gareth Ellis-Unwin discuss their new film at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London. Kajaki: The True Story depicts an incident involving a group of British soldiers trapped in a minefield while stationed in Afghanistan, and uncovers extraordinary tales of bravery and tragic consequences as the comrades risk their lives for each other.

Moa Gammel and Henrik Björn talk about their new show at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London. Jordskott is a gripping Nordic crime thriller th at sees police investigator Eva Thörnblad drawn into a haunting mystery with dark forces at work.

Actor Taron Egerton discusses his new film at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London. Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organisation that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into their ultra-competitive training programme just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Director Bill Pohlad, actor John Cusack, and Brian Wilson discuss Love and Mercy, a new film about the iconic leader of the Beach Boys.

Sir Ian McKellen discusses his portrayal of one of British literature’s most iconic characters at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London. Mr Holmes sees a retired and cantankerous Sherlock Holmes divert his attention to an unsolved case, only to find the mystery deepen as he tries desperately to recall the events of 30 years ago that ultimately led to his retirement.