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Close-Up: An Interview With Rising Star Aspen Martinez
Rising star Aspen Martinez joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about her big-screen debut in the A24 Sundance success, Opus. Hi Aspen, welcome to Close-Up Culture. How did the opportunity to star in Opus come about? Hi, thank you for having me! Opus was filmed in New Mexico, where I’m from and I was invited to audition for…
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Actor Michael Pierce On A Lion’s Game
Actor Michael Pierce joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about his latest film, A Lion’s Game. A LION’S GAME is a new independent feature film that will release and begin streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime April 22nd. What can you tell us about this film? A LION’S GAME is a Crime Suspense…
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Writer Ruth D’Silva Talks Bungalow
Bungalow is the first full-length play from emerging Anglo-Indian writer Ruth D’Silva, and was shortlisted in 2023 for the RSC’s 37 Plays Folio. Exploring the duty of care and the burden of shame in a contemporary Anglo-Indian family, Bungalow is a vital new work about one woman’s attempt to take control of her own story. We spoke to…
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Writer Allison Davies On Tiny Fragments Of Beautiful Light
Allison Davies’s play, Tiny Fragments of Beautiful Light, is a warm, compassionate and playful love story based on her own experience of autism. It was first seen in Newcastle in 2023, and Birmingham is the last stop on this 2025 tour. Allison joins us on Close-Up Culture to tell us more… Hi, it’s lovely to be chatting…
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Josie Dale-Jones On A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing
The critically acclaimed show, A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here, which premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won a Scotsman Fringe First Award, will headline the Shoreditch Town Hall’s Spring Season as the first programmed event of 2025. Lead artist, performer, and producer Josie Dale-Jones will return to the stage to…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Head Of The Offies Denholm Spurr
Drag-artist superstar Divina De Campo will host the 15th anniversary Offies on Monday 17th March at Westminster Hall. A night celebrating everything the Off-West End offers, performances will include the legendary London Gay Men’s Chorus, the award-winning Mischief Theatre, Tony Award-winning Frances Ruffelle and Divina De Campo themself. We spoke to head of the Offies,…
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Actor & Writer Sarah Cameron-West Talks Karen
Actor, writer and producer Sarah Cameron-West stops by on Close-Up Culture to chat about her critically-acclaimed show, KAREN. Hi Sarah! It is a pleasure to be speaking with you. How is your 2025 so far? Hi there! Such a treat to be chatting to you as well. 2025 has been a great year so far…
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Director Montana Mann Talks Azi
Director Montana Mann joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about her short film, AZI. The film recently screened at Sundance and is currently playing at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Share with us the story of AZI Azi is about a seventeen-year-old girl, named Azi, who goes on a weekend vacation with her best…
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Mombomb, Part 1 To Screen At Slamdance
Mombomb, Part 1 to Screen at Slamdance –by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural Filmmaker Patricia Beckmann Wells is reinventing the fairytale genre with her ambitious series of 12 short films, the first of which is being developed into a feature film. Mombomb, Part 1 tells the story of a weaponized Girl Scout named Pez who reenacts the story of Little Red Riding…
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Movies Nicki Minaj Should Have Been Cast In…
In true Alafiyah fashion, I knew that my first review for Close-Up Culture had to be about something I obsessively love… for me, that is Nicki Minaj. If you know me, you wouldn’t be surprised. I like to introduce myself as a Barb, a proud one at that. For that reason, I have amassed a…
