‘Lesbian Lines’ Doc Shines a Light on Irish History Not Taught in School – and the Power of Listening

‘Lesbian Lines’ Doc Shines a Light on Irish History Not Taught in School – and the Power of Listening

In 1979, a small community of Irish lesbians established a network of underground telephone helplines to provide a lifeline for people experiencing isolation, abuse and/or profound loneliness. After all, homosexuality faced intense social and legal hostility in a conservative Ireland. The feature documentary Lesbian Lines, which was directed by Cara Holmes (Notes From Sheepland) will…

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Michelle Obama on Her “Last Chapter” in Podcasting: “The Choices I Make Now Are Going to Be for Me — Not My Husband, Kids, the Country”

Michelle Obama on Her “Last Chapter” in Podcasting: “The Choices I Make Now Are Going to Be for Me — Not My Husband, Kids, the Country”

Things got a little morbid at SXSW London‘s headline Michelle Obama session on Tuesday. The former first lady was speaking with her brother, Craig Robinson, at a live recording of their podcast, IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. The year-old podcast usually involves a guest, but Obama kicked off the session by declaring they’d…

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At SXSW London, Get Ready to Network and Discuss AI, Robots and Technofeudalism

At SXSW London, Get Ready to Network and Discuss AI, Robots and Technofeudalism

SXSW London 2026 kicks off on Monday, bringing a flurry of keynote appearances, panel discussions, film screenings, music events and visual arts showcases to the British capital. During its inaugural edition last year, more than 20,000 visitors attended, with organizers counting people from over 80 different countries. SXSW London chief programming officer Katy Arnander and…

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‘Moriarty’: Fremantle, Archery Pictures Team on Crime Drama Inspired by Sherlock Holmes Nemesis

‘Moriarty’: Fremantle, Archery Pictures Team on Crime Drama Inspired by Sherlock Holmes Nemesis

Fremantle and British production firm Archery Pictures (Is This Thing On?, Riviera, Fate: The Winx Saga), the company of producer Kris Thykier, will collaborate on a new original crime drama series with the working title Moriarty, written by Chris Cornwell (A Discovery of Witches, Strike Back) and Oliver Lansley (Where’s Wanda?, Flack). Archery and Fremantle will co-produce the show “inspired by” Professor James Moriarty, the fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle as the…

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SXSW London’s Head of Screen on Picking From Thousands of Films With an Int’l and Genre Lens and That ‘Get Jiro!’ Get

SXSW London’s Head of Screen on Picking From Thousands of Films With an Int’l and Genre Lens and That ‘Get Jiro!’ Get

The second edition of SXSW London is nearly upon us, with Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day, starring Haley Bennett, Jack Whitehall, Lily Allen, Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Sally Phillips, Misia Butler and Elyas M’Barek, opening the 2026 Screen Festival on Monday, June 1. The rom-com from director Tina Gharavi and screenwriter Justine Waddell is an adaptation of…

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Co-opting the “Hollywood Machine to Tell Different Kinds of Stories”: Liam Young on His Immersive Experience ‘In Other Worlds’

Co-opting the “Hollywood Machine to Tell Different Kinds of Stories”: Liam Young on His Immersive Experience ‘In Other Worlds’

Welcome to a different kind of science fiction experience! Embark on a journey through six possible future worlds and engage with films, audio stories and soundscapes, installations and projections, costumes and tapestries, movie miniatures and speculative artefacts. This is In Other Worlds, an immersive experience created by designer, director, and producer Liam Young (Planet City),…

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