The Filmmaker’s Podcast #308: Sally El Hosaini on her film ‘The Swimmers’
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #308: Sally El Hosaini – How to make an award-winning Netflix movie The Swimmers with Matthias Schweighöfer, Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa
On today’s episode, dream team Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, welcome writer/director Sally El Hosaini, who you might know from her film My Brother the Devil (2012), and part of her wonderful cast of her latest film The Swimmers (2022), Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves), Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa. Sally chats about
- choosing the right project for your career
- finding the right cast
- collaborating with Working Title & Netflix
- tips & tricks on working with non-actors
- working with the DOP
- the shooting of The Swimmers
- dealing with notesAnd her cast talks about
- working with directors
- being a first-time actor
- the responsibility to tell a story in an authentic way
The Swimmer is a truly impressive and important film. Sally and her cast gave a very interesting insight into the making of it. So do check out the movie and enjoy this week’s conversation with Sally El Hosaini, Matthias Schweighöfer, Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa.
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