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Urszula Pontikos

Urszula Pontikos

“Passion is everything obviously, I love film and bringing a story to life, but this isn't an easy industry to get into and survive in, so you have to have that euphoria when you see something like Julia Ducournau's Raw to then take into your next shoot.”

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    Weekend

    WEEKEND

    ANDREW HAIGH United Kingdom, 2011

    British filmmaker Andrew Haigh is a jewel: a uniquely measured dramatist profoundly concerned with the inner lives of his characters. We adore his breakout feature, taking place over a stretched-out weekend, for its tender, sensual and poignantly realized evocation of the bliss of falling in love.

    Radical Hardcore

    RADICAL HARDCORE

    THOMAS HARDIMAN United Kingdom, 2015

    Set to pulsing electronic music, Thomas Hardiman’s short experiments with the audibility of onscreen dialogue and accompanying captions to present a unique, energizing take on a meet-cute romance. Among the film’s noted fans is Lynne Ramsay, who programmed it for a series of “electric shorts.”

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