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Legendary theatre director Marianne Elliott (Angels in America at the National Theatre, gender-swapped Company, War Horse) joins Alex on the podcast to discuss her feature film debut, The Salt Path. The film is based on the best-selling memoir about a working-class British couple who lose their home and embark on a long hike along the coast to heal themselves. It had its world premiere at TIFF.

Elliott sat down with Alex via Zoom before the film's premiere to discuss the challenges and excitement of making the move from theatre to film and why she wanted to tell this particular story about a woman in her 50s and her husband.

The Salt Path was a sales title at the festival and does not yet have a North American distributor.

The episode is spoiler-free.

Related Episodes:

• 98. Marianne Elliott's Angels in America (Members Only)
• 42. Dominic Cooke's On Chesil Beach (Members Only)
• Bonus 17. Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle in The Tragedy of Macbeth (Members Only)
• Creative Nonfiction #2: Sophie Fiennes on Four Quartets and documenting theatre on film
• Creative Nonfiction #4: Sam Green on 32 Sounds and inspirations from theatre

About the TIFF 2024 season:

The TIFF 2024 season previews under-the-radar gems and buzzy titles at the festival with spoiler-free episodes that will help you prioritize what to watch for in the coming months.

The season will be spoiler-free and designed to be listened to even if you haven't seen the films (or are worried you won't ever be able to).

Check out all of our TIFF 2024 coverage here: https://seventh-row.com/tiff24