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Apr 2021
1h 19m

How to Direct, Produce, Write, Star and ...

GILES ALDERSON
About this episode
This weeks episode is with the brilliant director, writer, producer and actor Guy Pidgen who’s film Older is out now! He talks to Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane about how he made his first film at 16, how he started in the business and how he got his break. He discusses who his film-making inspirations are and what you can take from them, what lessons he l ... Show More
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