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World Service,06 Dec 2025,49 mins

Directors Neeraj Ghaywan and Shih-Ching Tsou

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi speaks to film-maker Neeraj Ghaywan about his film Homebound, which is India’s entry for the Best International Feature category at the Oscars. She also talks to the director Shih-Ching Tsou about Taiwan’s entry for the same category, the Taipei-set film Left-Handed Girl. Plus a chance to hear about Australia’s entry, The Wolves Always Come at Night from the film-maker Gabrielle Brady. The creators of Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers talk about the series genesis and the 1980s themes. And Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence reveals how the late great comedy actor John Candy was a formative influence. Nikki Bedi is joined by cultural critic Zing Tsjeng to discuss all of this and more. (Photo: Neeraj Ghaywan. Credit: Dharma Productions)

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