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World Service,02 Dec 2023,49 mins

Savanah Leaf on her debut film Earth Mama

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi talks to former Olympic volleyball player turned filmmaker Savanah Leaf whose debut feature film is the acclaimed Earth Mama. With critic Larushka Ivan Zadeh, they discuss American filmmaker Todd Haynes on his latest film May December, starring Julianne Moore. English Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Emerald Fennell’s latest film Saltburn. And Nigerian-American writer Teju Cole talks about his latest novel Tremor. Also on the show, they hear from French Moroccan director Sofia Alaoui about her film Animalia and there's music from Kazakhstan. Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Oliver Jones (Photo: Sofia Alaoui at 20th Marrakech International Film Festival. Credit: Marc Piasecki/WireImage)

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