This week we discuss films about writers, adaptations, and what the written word can do that film can’t (and vice versa).  Plus we explore our own (very different) writing practices and the ways in which we find inspiration.

Film choices: The Great Beauty (2013) & Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Let us know what you think on Twitter: @mhfilm and @lucysmithwriter

Music composed by Sebastian Moody.

In our second episode we unpack the key ingredients of a hero, both on and off screen, and talk about the people who've had the biggest impact on our lives. 

Film choices: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) & Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Let us know what you think on Twitter: @mhfilm and @lucysmithwriter

Music composed by Sebastian Moody.

In our very first episode we pick two of the best directorial debuts we've seen.  unpacking our own formative creative years and delving into our ancestry.

Film choices: Red Road (2006) & Hunger (2008).

Let us know what you think on Twitter: @mhfilm and @lucysmithwriter

Music composed by Sebastian Moody.