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We get insight from British director Andrew Haigh on his 2015 film 45 Years; and lead actor Charlie Plummer on its follow up Lean on Pete.

Bringing together three interviews with film director Peter Strickland, exploring the concert film Biophilia, followed by the surreal story telling of The Duke of Burgundy and finally In Fabric.

Back in late 2019, we hosted a series of talks and debates exploring cinema's relationship to the modern city and our experience of urban life. As part of this season, journalist and playwright Bonnie Greer introduced Spike Lee's groundbreaking 80s film Do The Right Thing.

Take inspiration for Isamu Noguchi's art and learn more about his distinctive style with these fun animated activities to get creative with the whole family.

In this episode of our ScreenTalks Archive, we revisit a powerful conversation exploring 'For Sama's' intimate and epic journey into the war in Syria with directors Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts, hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. 

This week, writer, director and artist Mati Diop speaks to poet Be Manzini about her debut feature film, Atlantics.

We switch it up for this week's episode and revisit a panel discussion on female superheroes, which celebrated the release of Captain Marvel in March 2019.

Dancer turned actor and director Levin Akin discusses the stories and meaning behind the critically-acclaimed Georgian drama, And Then We Danced.  

This week, a must-listen to anyone interested in documentary filmmaking as director Roberto Minervini discusses his striking 2018 feature. 

In Bed With My Brother’s brand new, controversial and somewhat tongue-in-cheek show looks at the effect Amazon has had on us all – both good and bad. But mainly bad. 

Barbican ScreenTalks Archive is back for a second series. We’re delving into our vast archive to dig out the liveliest conversations from across the decades. First up, documentary filmmaker Heather Lenz discusses 'Kusama-Infinity' with Zing Tseng. 

Isamu Noguchi’s Akari light sculptures are a familiar sight in homes worldwide and have spawned many imitations. This is the story behind the icon.