It’s ONE WEEK until the Manchester Film Festival 2023 and we are pleased to confirm which of our films will be followed by a live in-person Q&A session with the filmmakers and cast.

Friday 10th March
Rye Lane – Director Raine Allen-Miller and lead actress Vivian Oparah

Saturday 11th March
Wait for Me – Director Keith Farrell and selected cast and crew

Blazing Neon – Directing duo FGKO

Sunday 12th March
Love Without Walls – Director Jane Gull and lead actors Niall McName and Shana Swash

Medusa Deluxe – Director Thomas Hardiman

Monday 13th March
The 9th Step – Director Irma Pužauskaitė

Tuesday 14th March
A Life on the Farm – Producer and director of photography Edward Lomas

Wednesday 15th March
If the Streets Were on Fire – Director Alice Russell

Hello Dankness – Artist collective Soda Jerk

Thursday 16th March
Mascot – Director Remy van Heugten

Friday 17th March
Snorkeling – Director Emil Nava (director of music videos for Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Calvin Harris and more)

The Road of Excess – Director Jamie Jones

Flowing – Director Paolo Strippoli

Saturday 18th March
Anacoreta – Director Jeremy Schuetze, lead actress/producer Antonia Thomas (Misfits, Small Axe), Matt Visser (actor/writer) Jesse Stanley (actor/producer)

Cerebrum – Director Sébastien Blanc

A Kind of Kidnapping – Director Dan Clark and cast members Jack Parry Jones, Patrick Baladi and Kelly Wenham

Bolan’s Shoes – Director Ian Puleston-Davies

Sunday 19th March
Lakelands – Directors Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney, lead actor Eanna Hardwicke

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men – Directors Lorien Haynes and Saffron Burrows

We Might As Well Be Dead – Editor Evelyn Rack

Dreams Live in Trees – Lead actress Kiera Morgan