Film critic Danny Leigh profiles the director of experimental documentary Handsworth Songs. British Film Mavericks is Danny's personal take on the brilliant outsiders of modern British cinema. Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks is part of the Genius of British Cinema season.
Writer and broadcaster Danny Leigh on the screenwriter who co-directed Performance with Nicolas Roeg in 1968. After Performance, Cammell holed up in Holywood writing scripts that didn't make it to the screen. He finally directed one of his own scripts againin 1987, the serial killer flick White of the Eye. Another eight years later, Cammell directed Christopher Walken in Wild Side. He died a year later. British Film Mavericks is Danny's personal take on the brilliant outsiders of modern British cinema. Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks is part of the Genius of British Cinema season.
Writer and broadcaster Danny Leigh profiles Alan Clarke, the director of Scum, Elephant, The Firm and Made in Britain. British Film Mavericks is Danny's personal take on the brilliant outsiders of modern British cinema. Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks is part of the Genius of British Cinema season.
Film critic Danny Leigh looks at the unique work of Jonathan Glazer, director of Birth, Sexy Beast and Under the Skin. British Film Mavericks is Danny's personal take on the brilliant outsiders of modern British cinema. Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks is part of the Genius of British Cinema season.
Film critic Danny Leigh looks at the career of British actress Samantha Morton, who starred in Morvern Callar and Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Allen's film. British Film Mavericks is Danny's personal take on the brilliant outsiders of modern British cinema. Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks is part of the Genius of British Cinema season.
Film critic Danny Leigh profiles a pioneer of modern docudrama who directed Culloden and The War Game. The War Game was a harrowing examination of an escalating nuclear confrontation, commissioned by the BBC's The Wednesday Play strand but not screened on television for another twenty years. It was shown abroad and won an Academy Award in 1966 for Best Documentary Feature. British Film Mavericks is Danny's personal take on the brilliant outsiders of modern British cinema. Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks is part of the Genius of British Cinema season.
