In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to actor and producer Gemma Chan about her upcoming film, JOSEPHINE, a psychological thriller based on a real event from the director’s childhood. They discuss the process of making the film, working with young and first time actor Mason Reeves and the film’s reception.

Next, Mark is joined by Palestinian-Jordanian documentary filmmaker Asmahan Bkerat to talk about her debut feature documentary, CONCRETE LAND, which won the Grierson Award in the Documentary Competition at the BFI LFF. They discuss the filmmaking process, the real family who inspired her to become a filmmaker and what she hopes audiences will take away from the film.

Tune in to next week's Kermode on Film to hear the other half of November’s MK3D when Mark talks to Romola Garai about ITV drama ADULTERY and to filmmaker Charlie Brooker about the upcoming mockumentary series CUNK ON FILM.

Take a front row seat for the 118th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!

The MK3D show happens live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

Opening title quotes from:

· Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)

· Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)

· Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)

· The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Anaïs Ferrato and was edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Ruby Bradshaw.

Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.

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Mark Kermode and Jack Howard go full spoiler on Resident Evil at the Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane

Films mentioned in this episode:

• Resident Evil
• Resident Evil (Series)
• Street Fighter - both versions
• Miss March
• Barbarian
• Weapons
• Psycho
• Get Out
• The Evil Dead (Series)
• Night of the Living Dead
• Society
• The Thing (1982)
• The Social Network
• Hostiles
• Jaws
• The Batman
• Primetime
• You Can See Everything

Video Games Mentioned:

• Resident Evil (Series)
• The Legend of Zelda (Series)
• Super Mario (Series)
• 007 First Light
• GoldenEye 007
• James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• The Last of Us (Series)
• Red Dead Redemption (Series)
• Pong
• Space Invaders
• L.A. Noire
• Alien: Isolation
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Minecraft

People mentioned:

• Jack Lowden
• Callum Turner
• Josh O’Connor
• Eilidh Fraser
• Gabriel Williams
• Zach Cregger
• Paul W.S. Anderson
• Mila Jovovich
• Jean-Claude Van Damme
• Bill Skarsgard
• Stephen King
• Anthony Perkins
• Josh Brolin
• Heath Ledger
• Danny Philippou
• Michael Philippou
• Jordan Peele
• Brian Yuzna
• John Carpenter
• Anne Billson
• Aaron Sorkin
• Trent Reznor
• Atticus Ross
• Max Richter
• Görkem Şen
• Mica Levi
• Ludwig Göransson
• Jonathan Glazer
• Paul Walter Hauser
• Matt Reeves
• Lance Oppenheim
• Robert Pattinson
• Christian Bale
• Austin Abrams

Books Mentioned:

• The Shining
• Save the Cat
• The Thing

TV mentioned:

• The Whitest Kids U' Know

With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Anaïs Ferrato

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Mark Kermode and Jack Howard discuss The Social Reckoning at the Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane

Films mentioned in this episode:

• The Social Reckoning
• The Social Network
• Steve Jobs
• Molly’s Game
• The Trial of the Chicago 7
• Being the Ricardos
• A Few Good Men
• Splash
• Notting Hill
• Spartacus
• The Shawshank Redemption
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• Romancing the Stone
• Oppenheimer
• Digger
• Robin Hood

TV mentioned

• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
• 30 Rock
• The Traitors

People mentioned

• Mark Kermode
• Jack Howard
• Aaron Sorkin
• David Fincher
• Danny Boyle
• Rob Reiner
• Jeremy Strong
• Mikey Madison
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Armie Hammer
• Alexandre Desplat
• Tom Hanks
• Michael Douglas
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Jeff Horwitz
• Simon Mayo
• James Blunt

With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Anaïs Ferrato

© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.