Directors Ollie Gardner and Jake Harvey and stars Samuel Bottomley and Callum Scott Howells reminisce on their whirlwind shoot in Bradford to tell a nuanced story of male friendship in ‘The State of Us’.

MASSIVE chats to the Canadian director about the experience of making and releasing her first feature film, navigating her own personal relationship to the film’s subject matter, and trying to pursue authenticity whilst working in an inherently contrived mode of art-making.

The 22 year old star of California Schemin’ and The Testaments sits down with MASSIVE to chat about the films that shaped her, getting a life-changing piece of advice from James McAvoy, and where she sees herself going next.

Before the world got obsessed with Obsession, we sat down with 27 year-old director Curry Barker to chat about the inception of the project, Barker’s YouTube beginnings, and how he and his lead Inde Navarette worked together to craft what will likely be the most memorable horror performance to grace our screens this year.

For his sophomore feature Rebuilding, director Max Walker-Silverman talks about the film’s personal resonance, casting Josh O’Connor as a stoic cowboy, and the increasing need for stories about human connection.