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Dear 20-year-old me
27th August 2026
Your twenties aren't a race. Stop measuring your progress against everyone else's highlight reel. Live in the moment. Embrace the messy, ordinary moments that shape you.
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Finding Emily (2026): Alicia MacDonald’s homage to Manchester and British rom-coms
15th August 2026
Alica MacDonald's 'Finding Emily' provides an inventive spin on the rom-com for a modern audience thanks to a strong sense of place – and UoM's campus
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8th September 2026
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Short Interview: Hope
Film
James Gill explores the development process of Adam A. Losurdo’s innovative zombie film
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Short Interview: Ascension
Film
Rajnish Sharma on his post-apocalyptic short film
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Lift-Off 2017: In Conversation with Nicholas Connor
Film
James Gill Interviews the Northern Lights Director
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Documentary Interviews: Cabby and The Botanist
Film
The Mancunion speaks to directors Maude Plante-Husaruk and Daniel Watts about their films which featured at the Manchester Lift-Off Festival 2017
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Short Interview: Found
Film
An interview with Richard Hughes, director of Found
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival – Day 2 Shorts, Part 1
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James Gill outlines one half of the short film selection for the second day of the Lift-Off Film Festival
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival – Day 3 Shorts Part 1
Film
James Gill reviews five shorts from the final day of the Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival
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Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Review: Northern Lights
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17 year old Nicholas Connor debut feature film
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Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Review: Busking Turf Wars
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First-time director Peter Trifunovic hits gold with busking mockumentary
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Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival – Day One Shorts, Part One
Film
James Gill covers the first set of short films from the Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival
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Review: Creedmoria
Film
Unconventional coming-of-age tale Creedmoria is James Gill’s pick for first prize film at MANIFF 2017
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Review: Hunter Gatherer
Film
An understated comedy about finding happiness in the simpler things
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Review: Josephine Doe
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James Gill’s thoughts on the films UK premier at MANIFF 2017
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Review: Across the River
Film
The world premier of Warren Malone’s tale set in London
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Review: Patriots Day
Film
This subpar movie is based on the Boston marathon bombings
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Review: Gold
Film
In the gold rush of gold rush films, not every one will hit the jackpot
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Review: Hidden Figures
Film
An ordinary film about the extraordinary
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Review: A Monster Calls
Film
James Gill’s thoughts on the adaptation of Patrick Ness’s highly acclaimed novel
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Review: Hacksaw Ridge
Film
Hacksaw Ridge represents Mel Gibson’s triumphant return to directing after a decade away from the chair
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Review: Sky Ladder – The Art of Cai Guo-Quiang
Film
Kevin MacDonald’s Sky Ladder explores the artistic process behind his work, the origins of his illustrious career, and the shackles of patriotic ‘collaboration’
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