Bury Your Gays

Queer characters in film have long been denied one simple thing, survival. Bury Your Gays drags that persistent trope into the spotlight as an actor trapped in a loop of dying in every role finally fights back against the tired cliché. Writer/Director Charlotte Serena Cooper joins us to discuss her riotous genre-hopping meta-satire.

Authors of the Estate

Abdou Cisse takes DN inside the making of his new short, Authors of the Estate. A documentary that spotlights literary talent within the world of London council estates, where residents have come together to create a collection of stories reflecting their authentic voices in a true expression of artistic freedom - all captured in a film as artistic as the work it celebrates.

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Bulk

A return to his roots and ours, early Directors Notes alum Ben Wheatley joins us to discuss the joyful DIY aesthetics of Bulk, his gloriously scrappy sci-fi multiverse thriller, made with VHS cameras, phones, and sheer DIY invention. Ben explains why visible seams are a feature, not a flaw and how the fightback against streaming culture is happening in pub screenings and cinema clubs.