The Swimmers, the soul-touching story of Yusra and Sara Mardini told through a commercial lens

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The War and Treaty Are Getting Carried Away 46:55

منذ 4 أيام46:55

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The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, DC, respectively, but both have family roots in the South. They also grew up in the musical traditions of their churches – Tanya in the Black Baptist Church and Michael in the Seventh Day Adventist Church – where they learned the power of song to move people. After becoming a father at a very young age, Michael eventually joined the armed forces and served in Iraq and Germany, where he took up songwriting as a way of dealing with his experiences there. Meanwhile Tanya embarked on a singing and acting career after a breakthrough appearance in Sister Act 2 alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill. Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty. Sid talks to Michael and Tanya about the new record, Plus One , as well as their collaboration with Miranda Lambert, what it was like to record at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, and how they’re blending country, soul, gospel, and R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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In this episode, we are looking at the Netflix film, The Swimmers (2022). Directed by Sally El Hosaini, the film tells the true story of sisters, Yusra and Sara Mardini, who fled Syria before going on to compete at the Rio Olympic Games. It stars Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighofer, Ahmed Mared & James Floyd.

We discuss how the rights to the film were acquired and how the real sisters were involved in the making of the film, creating commercial work for wider audiences, the casting and music of the project and how they balanced the harrowing scenes with uplifting moments.

You can learn more and support Sara Mardini here:

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2019/05/02/refugee-volunteer-prisoner-sarah-mardini-and-europe-s-hardening-line-migration

https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/sara-mardini

Join us next week when we’ll be discussing She Said (2022), directed by Maria Schrader. She Said is currently available to rent on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube and is still in a select few cinemas.

A full transcript of this episode can be found here.

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Frank Film Club with Maisie Williams

The Swimmers, the soul-touching story of Yusra and Sara Mardini told through a commercial lens

Frank Film Club with Maisie Williams

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You can learn more and support Sara Mardini here:

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2019/05/02/refugee-volunteer-prisoner-sarah-mardini-and-europe-s-hardening-line-migration

https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/sara-mardini

A full transcript of this episode can be found here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Big BAFTA chats 2025 1:02:14

منذ 22 يومًا1:02:14

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We're in the thick of awards season and as always, we're far more interested in seeing the industry newcomers getting their flowers. In this episode, which is turning into a bit of an annual tradition for us, we meet the five brilliant nominees of the Best British Short Film category at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards. We chat to Theo Panagopoulous director of "The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing", Joe Weiland and Finn Constantine for their film "Marion", Franz Böhm and Hayder Hoozeer for "Rock, Paper, Scissors", Miranda Stern and Ashionye Ogene for their documentary short, "Milk" and Matty Crawford and Karima Sammout-Kanellopoulou for "Stomach Bug". We asked the filmmakers about their individual routes into filmmaking and how they found their collaborators. We chat about what it’s like working with small budgets and how, despite this, they were able to boost the production value. Oh and you can see them for yourselves, as some of these films are now on BAFTA’s YouTube and find out who wins on Sunday 16 February 7pm on BBC One & iPlayer! This episode is in collaboration with BAFTA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Heathers: Live Podcast at the London Podcast Festival 56:54

منذ 16 weeks56:54

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The Parent Trap: in awe of Lindsay, Nancy Meyers and Meredith Blake 44:33

منذ 36 weeks44:33

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Polite Society: the biggest surprise of the year 47:07

منذ 37 weeks47:07

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Jennifer’s Body: butchered by the marketing campaign 46:14

منذ 38 weeks46:14

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How To Have Sex: lead actor & BAFTA Rising Star Mia McKenna-Bruce joins us! 48:38

منذ 39 weeks48:38

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Femme: how this gobsmacking neo-noir revenge thriller got made 43:36

منذ 40 weeks43:36

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منذ 41 weeks46:36

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منذ 42 weeks39:15

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The Zone of Interest: when the credits roll and the shame washes over you 37:40

منذ 43 weeks37:40

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Nyad: our most divisive film yet 42:57

منذ 44 weeks42:57

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Challengers: Live Podcast at Everyman Cinema 35:04

منذ 45 weeks35:04

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منذ 45 weeks50:48

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منذ 46 weeks41:13

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