Susan Seidelman / The Grime and the Glamour

We talk to director Susan Seidelman ahead of screening two of her films, Smithereens and Desperately Seeking Susan, in our season The Grime and the Glamour. Seidelman discusses why New York was so creative, what it was like to be accepted at Cannes Film Festival, what it was like filming with Madonna, and why she directed the pilot episode of Sex and the City. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Om Podcasten

Welcome to the Barbican's ScreenTalks Archive where we dust off the tapes and release rarely heard recordings of live conversations with some of the world's leading filmmakers and film fans from across the decades. We curate conversations with important voices in the cinema industry and beyond, to learn more about the film and unpack the issues it raises. See upcoming ScreenTalk events at the Barbican: https://www.barbican.org.uk/screentalks  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.