Twinless James Sweeney
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Twinless James Sweeney Interview

James Sweeney is proof that inventive filmmaking must sometimes ignore what came before it. During his time at Chapman University, there was a moment when a professor tried to find a film all 200 students had already watched. “I hadn’t seen any of the films she was mentioning,” Sweeney admits. After slowly eliminating all the major Hollywood blockbusters of the last half-century, the professor assured her students everyone had seen her final suggestion: Star Wars. “Every other student raised their hand except me, and I’m like, oh my god!”

The Future of British Film: The Breakout Debuts from LFF
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The Future of British Film: The Breakout Debuts from LFF

It’s become no extraordinary occurrence for British feature debuts to make waves at international film festivals (think Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper or Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, Luna Carmoon’s Hoard or more recently, Harris Dickinson’s Urchin), but there is nowhere better to survey the next round of standout British debuts than the London Film Festival. This year, the best debuts took us from Lagos to Luton, dealing with violent prisons and BDSM-biker gangs, with many offering a fresh approach to cinematic form.