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In Conversation with Abraham Adeyemi, director of 'No More Wings'
Born and bred in South London, Abraham Adeyemi is an award-winning writer and director. In 2019, he won Script House, a screenwriting...
Juliette Howard
Jan 15, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Luke Bradford, Jackie Sheppard and Luke Walton on their short film White Gold
White Gold tells the story of Mansa, an African woman living with albinism whose arm was cut off by a witchdoctor. Directed by British...
Aidan Lyons
Jan 7, 20216 min read


Cult Series: Shakespeare's Scarface
*Warning: contains spoilers* Scarface’s reputation precedes it like no other, a cult classic bathing in the same prominence as...
Elinor Evans
Nov 21, 20204 min read


Cult Series: Clerks - or 'How I Learned to Get Up and Do Something'
Hitting rock bottom sucks, we can all agree on that. What sucks even more though is not actually realising you’ve hit rock bottom (or...
Andre Pironi
Nov 6, 20203 min read


Cult Series: Taxi Driver - Scorsese’s legendary portrayal of a lone wolf’s existential angst
Hollywood legend Robert De Niro uttering the line “You talkin’ to me?” and pointing a gun at a mirror is unarguably one of the most...
Carla Suarez
Oct 25, 20203 min read


Cult Series: The Princess Bride - "As you wish" should be its own love language
I immediately knew I would like ‘The Princess Bride’ when I found out it was directed by Rob Reiner, who also brought the likes of ‘When...
Balqiis Ali
Oct 22, 20203 min read


In Conversation with Caris Rianne, Founder of Rianne Pictures
Strand Film writer, Isis Hope Lloyd sat down with Caris Rianne (writer, director, producer and founder of Rianne Pictures) in preparation...
Isis Hope Lloyd
Oct 22, 202012 min read


Cult Series: Twilight - Why It Doesn't Deserve the Hate it Gets
It’s hard to believe that 'Twilight', the hit film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s teen vampire romance novel, first came out on the big...
Mariam Razzaq
Oct 21, 20203 min read


Cult Series: The Breakfast Club - Finding Our Path
It only takes the first notes of ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ by Simple Minds to awaken everyone’s melancholy feelings of high school....
Maria Makurat
Oct 20, 20203 min read


Cult Series: The Cornetto Trilogy - the perfect cure for a hangover
Be it slashing zombies, the apocalypse or an actual cult, the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy earns cult status simply for its addictive...
Zara Farooq
Oct 19, 20204 min read
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