Whelan Barzey

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Interviews

Mahershala Ali on Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and the impact of representation

The two-time Oscar winner joined us for an LFF Screen Talk to discuss the cost of acclaim, portraying a Black father, and the challenge of finding fully realised roles now he's stepping up to play leading men.

By Whelan Barzey

Mahershala Ali on Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and the impact of representation

Interviews

Dionne Edwards on Pretty Red Dress: “As we grow older, our innocent curiosities are met with opposition, causing us to stop exploring”

By Whelan Barzey

Dionne Edwards on Pretty Red Dress: “As we grow older, our innocent curiosities are met with opposition, causing us to stop exploring”

Features

MTV at 40: four generations on how the iconic music channel rocked their youth

By Michael Atkinson, Whelan Barzey and others

MTV at 40: four generations on how the iconic music channel rocked their youth

Interviews

Stray: behind the scenes of the film that gives us a street dog’s perspective

By Whelan Barzey

Stray: behind the scenes of the film that gives us a street dog’s perspective

Features

A year of lockdown: the screen culture that got us through it

By Henry Barnes, Whelan Barzey and others

A year of lockdown: the screen culture that got us through it

Interviews

Chicken director Alana Hicks: “The industry is shifting radically. People are being held accountable for their bias”

By Whelan Barzey

Chicken director Alana Hicks: “The industry is shifting radically. People are being held accountable for their bias”

Features

Why Pixar’s Soul is a watershed moment for Black animation

By Whelan Barzey

Why Pixar’s Soul is a watershed moment for Black animation