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LIFE & CULTURE: Hope, History, and Humour: Lessons from a Trip to Jamestown’s Comedy Museum
With all the tragic news in the world, how do you do anything about it? You laugh. People often say that if you want change,...
'Truckload' Review: A Hopeful Exploration of Disability
TruckloadWriter: Evie JonesDirector: Aella Jordan-EdgeCast: Evie Jones, Jodie Whittaker, Joe Dempsie, Cathy Tyson, Adam Ali, and Lara McDonnellCinematographer: Essi HyrkkiProducers: Arpita Ashok, Victoria Emslie “Piss...
Championing Untold Stories in Film: 'Truckload', The Empower Fund, and Disability Representation at Tribeca
It’s funny timing that the year I left the film industry is the year that the right people were founding the kind of projects that...
Profile: Mr Funbles’ Sunday Portal - An Interview with Shevek Fodor
We love a good interview profile here at Read The Room. As it’s been a bit quiet on these pages in recent months, we decided...
Playlist: As Long As You Feel Something
Co-Editor Alfie here! Things have been really quiet on the pages of Read The Room in recent months. One of the things about having unreliable...
A Compassionate Approach To Film: An Interview with Katie Harriman of Fly Girl Films
Founded by Katie Harriman, Fly Girl Films is a female-led film production company based in Yorkshire. With 10 years of experience so far, the company’s...
'Read The Room' Recommends, Vol. 8
For our final RTR Recommends of 2024, regular contributor Amber shares some of her film, TV and book highlights including the magazine's first ever video...
EDITORIAL: One Year of Read The Room: Growth and Learning
Hey everyone, it’s magazine founder and co-editor Alfie here! I started writing this editorial last month to coincide with our first birthday but external...
All You Can Do Is Try: An Interview with Joshua Idehen
Joshua Idehen is a spoken word artist and musician. A British-born Nigerian, Joshua lives in Stockholm, Sweden where he collaborates with producer Ludvig Parment. Together...