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James Gill

James Gill


Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Short Interview: Hope

James Gill explores the development process of Adam A. Losurdo’s innovative zombie film

Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Short Interview: Ascension

Rajnish Sharma on his post-apocalyptic short film

Lift-Off 2017: In Conversation with Nicholas Connor

James Gill Interviews the Northern Lights Director

Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Documentary Interviews: Cabby and The Botanist

The Mancunion speaks to directors Maude Plante-Husaruk and Daniel Watts about their films which featured at the Manchester Lift-Off Festival 2017

Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Short Interview: Found

An interview with Richard Hughes, director of Found

Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival – Day 2 Shorts, Part 1

James Gill outlines one half of the short film selection for the second day of the Lift-Off Film Festival

Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival – Day 3 Shorts Part 1

James Gill reviews five shorts from the final day of the Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival

Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Review: Northern Lights

17 year old Nicholas Connor debut feature film

Lift-Off Film Festival 2017 Review: Busking Turf Wars

First-time director Peter Trifunovic hits gold with busking mockumentary

Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival – Day One Shorts, Part One

James Gill covers the first set of short films from the Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival

Review: Creedmoria

Unconventional coming-of-age tale Creedmoria is James Gill’s pick for first prize film at MANIFF 2017

Review: Hunter Gatherer

An understated comedy about finding happiness in the simpler things

Review: Across the River

The world premier of Warren Malone’s tale set in London

Review: Josephine Doe

James Gill’s thoughts on the films UK premier at MANIFF 2017

Review: Patriots Day

This subpar movie is based on the Boston marathon bombings

Review: Gold

In the gold rush of gold rush films, not every one will hit the jackpot

Review: Hidden Figures

An ordinary film about the extraordinary

Review: A Monster Calls

James Gill’s thoughts on the adaptation of Patrick Ness’s highly acclaimed novel

Review: Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge represents Mel Gibson’s triumphant return to directing after a decade away from the chair

Review: Sky Ladder – The Art of Cai Guo-Quiang

Kevin MacDonald’s Sky Ladder explores the artistic process behind his work, the origins of his illustrious career, and the shackles of patriotic ‘collaboration’