Futurespectives

From the National Youth Theatre to 'Normal People', to starring on the big screen in ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’, Daisy Edgar Jones discusses with Futurespectives host Gabby Sanderson why finding her purpose is a work in progress and despite so much early success how rejections in work have prepared her for rejection in her romantic life.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson likes to keep his private life private. However, in this intimate conversation with Futurespectives host Gabby Sanderson, Aaron opens up about why he feels much more comfortable playing a character than being himself in front of an audience. Aaron also shares why his role as a dad and a husband is his first priority, the joy of working with Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe in the same year, and how he and wife Sam became friends with Paul McCartney.

What does it take to be the artist director for one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in the world? Giona A. Nazzaro who has held this position for the Locarno Film Festival since 1st January 2021, has all the answers. Sharing with Futurespectives host Gabby Sanderson some of the highs, challenges and how he doesn't let personal taste interfere with his programming, there is a lot more to this role than meets the eye.

Lucius Barre is an international publicist who specialises in promoting culturally diverse films for worldwide distribution. Working with an incredible who’s who of superstars like Doris Day, Rita Hayworth, Udo Kier and Nicole Kidman, is all in a day's work for Lucius, and in this podcast, he shares with Futurespectives host Gabby Sanderson some incredible stories about working with such film icons from the past and present. Lucius doesn’t stop there and adds insights into how he pulls the essence from a film and makes its message globally relatable. This is a must listen for any cinephile.

Juliette Binoche talks with Futurespectives host Gabby Sanderson about getting into the character of the life of a truck driver in her latest movie ‘Paradise Highway’. The Academy Award winner also discusses her hunger as an actress to cross borders, why she still has an acting coach, and the reason expression is more important than the language when stepping into a role.

Futurespectives is the official podcast series of the Locarno Film Festival. In this audio forward host Gabby and her production team, Nik, Jules and Darryl, set up the premise of the show and give listeners a sneak peak into some of the huge stars that will be appearing in season one. The team also discuss what makes Locarno Film Festival so special, attracting cinephiles from all over the world.