Directors UK Podcast

Feb 16 2025 116 ep. 49 mins 193

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Available on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your pods. The Directors UK Podcast allows the listener to attend our member events with top directors. Hear what directors have to say when they speak to a room of their peers, and gain exclusive insight into their creative process. Directors UK is the professional association for UK screen directors. With over 8,500 members, we represent directors’ rights and concerns, promote excellence in the craft of direction and champion change to the current landscape to create an equal opportunity industry for all.

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In Conversation: Sean Baker on Anora

Feb 16 2025 55 mins

Sean Baker is In Conversation with Ian Haydn Smith on directing Anora. Sean shares his experience casting and working with Mikey Madison, what it was like shooting on a tight budget, and how the story grew from the film's locations. Image credit: Christopher Andreou

In Conversation: John Crowley on We Live In Time

Feb 12 2025 55 mins

John Crowley is on the Directors UK Podcast speaking to Anna Bogutskaya on what went into directing We Live In Time. John shares his experience in the edit, his approach to rehearsals, as well as what challenges come from working on a non-linear story.

In Conversation: Brady Corbet and Sam Mendes on The Brutalist

Feb 06 2025 59 mins

Brady Corbet is on the Directors UK Podcast, In Conversation with Sam Mendes on what went into directing The Brutalist. Brady reflects on the importance of a director’s creative vision, and his journey bringing this epic story to screen.

In Conversation: Greg Kwedar on Sing Sing

Jan 29 2025 58 mins

Greg Kwedar shares the work that went into directing his latest film Sing Sing. A stirring true story featuring an ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors, Greg talks about how he worked with the cast to translate real experiences into powerful scenes, and how he practised filmmaking “in community” on the set.

In Conversation: Ellen Kuras on Lee

Jan 22 2025 62 mins

Ellen Kuras speaks about what went into directing her latest film Lee, which tells the true story of American photographer Lee Miller on her quest to document the truth of the Nazi regime. Ellen discusses what sparked her interest in Lee Miller’s work, her approach to telling a story through images, and her commitment to telling this story from a woman’s perspective.

In Conversation: Jesse Eisenberg on A Real Pain

Jan 15 2025 54 mins

Recorded live at our In Conversation members event in December 2024, Jesse Eisenberg is on the Directors UK Podcast speaking to Sandra Hebron about his latest film A Real Pain. Jesse shares his process, how his work as an actor prepared him for directing, and the risks he’s glad to have taken as a filmmaker.

In Conversation: Shiori Itô and Jeanie Finlay on Black Box Diaries

Jan 08 2025 43 mins

On the Directors UK Podcast, journalist and filmmaker Shiori Itô discusses her debut feature documentary Black Box Diaries, In Conversation with Jeanie Finlay. Shiori shares how the documentary format gave her more freedom to tell her own story, and helped facilitate her own investigation into her sexual assault in an effort to prosecute her high-profile offender.

In Conversation: Robert Eggers on Nosferatu

Jan 01 2025 62 mins

Recorded live at our In Conversation member event in November 2024, Robert Eggers speaks to Sandra Hebron about what went into directing his latest film Nosferatu. Robert talks about the evolution of his distinctive style, working with collaborators to craft a dark gothic nightmare, and how his love of the 1920’s classic led to this terrifying reimagining. (Image credit: Christ

In Conversation: Edward Berger and Susanna White on Conclave

Dec 17 2024 60 mins

Recorded live at our In Conversation members event in November 2024, director Edward Berger speaks to Susanna White on his latest film Conclave. (Image credit: Christopher Andreou)

In Conversation: Jon M. Chu and Josie Rourke on Wicked

Dec 09 2024 46 mins

Recorded live at our In Conversation event in November 2024, director Jon M. Chu speaks to Josie Rourke on his latest film Wicked. Jon shares how his upbringing informed his approach to storytelling, directing music on screen, and his experience casting the film.