Akinola Davies Jr is fascinated by the mundane
The BAFTA-nominated filmmaker turns his attention to the rituals of everyday Black life in his new project, rituals: Unionblack.
The BAFTA-nominated filmmaker turns his attention to the rituals of everyday Black life in his new project, rituals: Unionblack.
The legendary director on his most vulnerable, revealing film yet, The Shrouds, and the fact he and Charli xcx are digital pen pals. Or, at least, that’s how he makes it sound.
As he launches his new A24-produced BBC series, Shifty, the cult documentary maker speaks to THE FACE about ketamine, Keir Starmer, Ethel Cain and all the strange shifts in his own filmmaking.
The model, actress, filmmaker, writer and artist has seen a lot in her time. Now, she just wants to feel understood, and for “people see the truth and acknowledge what a kind, good, beautiful woman I am, inside and outside”.
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Her new film, Magic Farm, is a jagged-edged satire fizzing with energy. But there are Serious Human Issues at play: not least climate catastrophe, sex as deliverance and wilful ignorance as a linchpin of American culture. Amalia takes us into her world...