Ep. 12 | BBC War Cameraman Marek Polaszewki | London, UK

Ep. 15 | Visual Artist Alan Phelan | Dublin, Ireland

Alan Phelan is an Irish visual artist from Dublin, Ireland. We are going to have a chat about his career as an artist, his latest projects and exhibitions.

Alan studied at Dublin City University and New York’ Rochester Institute of Technology and his practice began in photography. Alan’s work is realised in numerous ways, including sculpture, film, museum interventions, public art as well as collaborations with other artists, writers and curators. These all inform, combine and contribute to an interest in the narrative potential surrounding an artwork. This can be exploited or explored from actual and historical events, ideas, things and places as well as their fictional counterparts. For the past 25 years, he has exhibited his work all around the world.

Check out his work and exhibitions www.alanphelan.com

Folly & Diction music video https://youtu.be/7nKLdWMOBGo

Ep. 14 | Film Director & Producer Filip L. Firlej | London, UK & Lyon, France

Filip L. Firlej is an Award Winning British film producer and director based in London and France. We are going to have a chat about his experiences as a producer and director as well as his other passion for writing film reviews.

Filip studied French at the UCL in London and European Audiovisual Management in Spain. Then he worked as producer going on to direct his first feature, If It Be Love in 2015.

Filip has subsequently been working as an archive producer for features and documentary series such as Williams (BBC/Netflix), World's Most Extreme (Channel 4) and Narco Wars (National Geographic). He also loves writing film reviews which can be found on his website The Third Image.

Check out his work www.imdb.com/name/nm3689519/

If It Be Love https://youtu.be/1Zm4c-vWO7I

The Third Image www.thirdimage.org/

Contagion review https://youtu.be/LGdZah0gNJw

Ep. 13 | Film Director & Musician Carlos Dittborn | Santiago, Chile

What is the process for making your first feature film? What does it feel like to prepare and shoot a short film under pandemic restrictions? In this episode we are going to have a chat with Chilean film director and musician Carlos Dittborn from Santiago. We will talk about his passion for filmmaking and music. We shall discuss how it developed over the years as well as his creative experiences in both Santiago and London. Then finally we will talk about his latest projects.

Carlos studied filmmaking and then started working as an editor. In 2004 he founded the Cinemadiccion Production and then in 2011 he moved to London.

His interests in exploring new forms of artistic expression have led him inside the world of contemporary dance. He has directed and edited several award-winning dance videos. Carlos has also produced promotional, commercial and film work, as well as teaching filmmaking.

In addition to filmmaking, Carlos is an excellent bass player, music producer and songwriter. He has recorded several albums and played in hundreds of live shows both in South America and Europe. More recently Carlos has returned to live in Santiago.

Check out his filmaking work www.cinemadiccion.cl

and his music www.soundcloud.com/carlos-dittborn-callejas

Ep. 12 | BBC War Cameraman Marek Polaszewki | London, UK

How does it feel to be in the midst of an explosion? What goes through your mind? There are some camera people that have been able to film this and in this episode I will talking to one of them.

Marek is a Polish lighting cameraman and cinematographer currently working full time for the BBC World Service in war zones around the world.

Marek studied Anthropology of Culture while in Poland, he worked for national TV stations and later he founded his own production company. He then moved to London where he worked on films, documentaries, TV and promotional videos.

We are going to have a chat about his studies and work in Poland, his decision to move to London and his experiences as a cameraman working in war zones.

Check out his work www.marekpolaszewski.com

Ep. 11 | Comedy Director & Actor Marc Coleman | London, UK

Marc Coleman is a London based multi-award winning comedy film director and actor.

We are going to have a chat about his background in theatre and film as an actor, his recent work as film director and the stories behind making his films.

Marc started his career working within the theatre and film industry, starring in various comedy productions. Then he moved into filmmaking and worked as a prop maker. Since, Marc has been writing, producing and directing films. Recently he wrote and directed a comedy called The Hobbyhorser.

Check out his work https://www.marcsspace.com/