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With Antonia Quirke.
Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson describe how they wrote their award-winning film Rocks in collaboration with their teenage cast. Theresa reveals why she didn't tell her older sister that the main character was based on her, until she saw the film.
Director Hong Khaou talks about the autobiographical elements that underpin his new drama Monsoon, about a young British man who returns to the place of his birth in Vietnam. Hong explains why his mother refuses to watch his movies.
The Film Programme is following director Mark Jenkin over the course of a year as he plans his follow-up to the award-winning Bait and faces the new challenges that the pandemic has thrown up. This week, Mark talks about the short film he made while waiting patiently for a contract to start writing a new script.
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With Antonia Quirke.
Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson describe how they wrote their award-winning film Rocks in collaboration with their teenage cast. Theresa reveals why she didn't tell her older sister that the main character was based on her, until she saw the film.
Director Hong Khaou talks about the autobiographical elements that underpin his new drama Monsoon, about a young British man who returns to the place of his birth in Vietnam. Hong explains why his mother refuses to watch his movies.
The Film Programme is following director Mark Jenkin over the course of a year as he plans his follow-up to the award-winning Bait and faces the new challenges that the pandemic has thrown up. This week, Mark talks about the short film he made while waiting patiently for a contract to start writing a new script.

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