Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘The Bandit’ director Carter Clarke

The Bandit (2019) Director: Carter Clarke The Southend-on-Sea Film Festival will be returning for its 11th year from 23rd May to 27th May. In preparation for the event I got an opportunity to ask co-writer and actor Carter Clarke a few...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘The Job’ co-writer and actor Howy Bratherton

The Job (2018) Director: Pedro Del Battenberg Writer: Howy Bratherton, Pedro Del Battenberg Stars: Howy Bratherton, Josh Richardson Flexible Working Hours. Plenty Of Country Air. Meet New People. For Applications Call Claude 555-BODY. The Southend-on-Sea Film Festival will be returning for its...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘Chasing Trains’ director Donna Lipowitz

Chasing Trains (2018) Director: Donna Lipowitz Chris Eden-Green has been producing films about steam trains since 2012, with fans regarding them as ‘ Top Gear  for steam’. With friends Sam and Adam he drives from Kent to the Netherlands, then...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘Life After Operation Whirlwind’ director Attila Kiraly

Life After Operation Whirlwind (2016) Director: Attila Kiraly This intensely moving documentary presents personal histories of six Southend-based elderly Hungarians who took part in the Revolution of 1956 and examines the reception they received when they arrived in the...

Short Film Review ‘Adam’

Adam (2019) Director: Gemma Paul Writer: Gemma Paul Starring: Warren Hicks, Tim Faraday, Nina Wells Adam, a re-animated being with a tortured soul seeks out his creator when the pursuit of his mate ends disastrously. Having previously delivered a dark visual feast retelling of Alice...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story’ director Simon Frith

Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story (2016) Director: Simon Frith Stars: David Bell, Mark Billingham, Devan Bowden, Jeremy Bulloch, Vin Burnham The story of one of cinema's true professionals, "little person" Mike Edmonds, from his early life in Essex to...

Interview with ‘Dinner Movie 5: Hors d’oeuvre’ MUAH artist Irina Kabak

Dinner Movie 5: Hors d’oeuvre (2019) Director: Aleksandra Svetlichnaya Writers:  Aleksandra Svetlichnaya Stars: Aleksandra Svetlichnaya, Mariela Castillo, Sarah Megan Maltz, Victoria Stevens, Jackie DiFerdinado During a road trip three girlfriends find themselves stranded in a strange town where no one utters a word....

Southend-on-Sea Interview with Mark Joseph for ‘Gerry and Sylvia Anderson -on Film!’

The Southend-on-Sea Film Festival will be returning for its 11th year from 23rd May to 27th May. In preparation for the event I got an opportunity to ask Mark Joseph a few questions about what we can expect from...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘Sophie and the Danegeld’ writer-director Michael Wood Wilson

Sophie and the Danegeld (2019) Director: Michael Wood Wilson Writer: Michael Wood Wilson Stars: Daisy Boyden, Daniel Godward and Daniel O'Leary The Southend-on-Sea Film Festival will be returning for its 11th year from 23rd May to 27th May. In preparation for the...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘Pest’ writer-director James Wilsher

Pest (2019) Director: James Wilsher Writer: James Wilsher Stars: Amy Crudgington, Jamie Evans When Chloe is frustrated by an infestation she resorts to extreme methods to eliminate her pest with shocking results.  The Southend-on-Sea Film Festival will be returning for...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘The Bicycle Thief’ co-director Kerry Skinner and Stewart Alexander

The Bike Thief by Park Bench Pictures UK. Photography: Anna Lukala The Bicycle Thief (2018) Director: Kerry Skinner and Stewart Alexander Writer: Stewart Alexander Stars: Maisie Thorn, Richard Costello, Oliver Lang, Stellan Powell, Scarlett Perry The Bicycle Thief is the simple yet...

Southend-on-Sea Interview with ‘It Starts with a Girl’ director Jamie Evans

It Starts with a Girl (2019) Director: Jamie Evans Writer: Jamie Evans Stars: Jamie Evans, Courtney Moore, Lauren Rae An uninspired writer must deal with the fact that his own selfish devotion to his art prevents him from maintaining...