Yuli / Paul Laverty

Ahead of the release of the new film on ballet dancer Carlos Acosta, we talk with the I, Daniel Blake screenwriter Paul Laverty about why traditional biographies are boring, the remarkable vitality of Cuba, how he used his own experience to inform Acosta’s story, working across cultures, and the most important thing he learnt from filmmaker Ken Loach.  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.