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World Service,19 Jun 2021,49 mins

Writer Quiara Alegria Hudes

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined by Pulitzer winning playwright, Quiara Alegria Hudes, co-writer of the Tony award winning musical and film In The Heights, and film critic Tara Judah. Oscar winning actor Kate Winslet talks about her role in Mare of Easttown and changes for women in film. Debut director Florian Zeller reveals how he made his play, The Father, into a film with Anthony Hopkins in his Oscar winning role as a man with dementia. Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses Notes on Grief, the book she wrote following the death of her father. American actor, writer and director John Krasinski talks about directing A Quiet Place II and creating a film soundtrack to reflect the world as perceived by deaf actor Millicent Simmonds. Feroze Khan, superstar of TV drama in Pakistan, reflects on his reputation as a bad boy and how fans relate to his characters. DJ Rita Ray brings us her latest selection of African music tracks, from Chad to Tanzania (Photo: Quiara Alegria Hudes. Credit: John Lamparski/FilmMagic)

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