Carl Roberts 
The award-winning MUBI podcast returns for its eighth season with guests including Gael Garcia Bernal, Fiona Shaw and more!
MUBI’s multiple-award-winning audio-documentary series, MUBI Podcast, returns for an epic eighth season on 3 July. Titled Travelling Shots, it consists of five freewheeling episodes that explore the fascinating film history and culture of various locations around the world. New episodes release on Thursdays over seven weeks this summer.
THE LATEST SEASON
Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Istanbul, to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael Garcia Bernal (Amores Perros) and Fiona Shaw (Hot Milk), writer/directors Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap), Evan Goldberg (The Studio) and Halina Reijn (Babygirl), producer Ed Guiney (Poor Things, Normal People), production designer Eugenio Caballero (Roma, Pan’s Labyrinth) and a host of other filmmakers, programmers, academics, cinema owners, critics, tour guides, and festival directors.
EPISODE LIST:
Episode 1: IRELAND TELLS ITS OWN TALES
Rico visits Dublin and Belfast to connect with local filmmakers. And discover how Ireland has evolved from a backdrop for Hollywood romantic comedies to a vibrant film culture.
With insights from Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt. Actress Fiona Shaw (*My Left Foot*). Producer Ed Guiney (*Normal People*). Director John Crowley (*Brooklyn*) and actress Carrie Crowley (*The Quiet Girl*). He explores the journey from Ireland’s first cinema, opened by James Joyce in 1909. To its impressive record of Oscar wins and nominations.
Episode 2: KRAAKING OPEN THE DOORS OF AMSTERDAM CINEMA
Why is the Netherlands so underrepresented when it comes to global cinema? And why, despite it all, is the country’s capital city one of the best cities in the world to watch global cinema? In a whirlwind trip around Amsterdam, Rico learns how squatters (aka “krakers”) of the ‘80s and ‘90s left their mark on Amsterdam’s movie-crazy culture.
Guests include director Halina Reijn (Babygirl). New York Times contributor Nina Siegel. The programmer of the OT301 cultural centre, Ivo Schmidt. Tom Ooms, Head of Cinema at LAB111l, and veteran “underground cinema” programmer Jeffrey Babcock.
Episode 3: THE GOLDEN AGES OF MEXICO CITY
Rico cruises around Mexico City’s sprawl to learn about the local movie industry’s many golden ages, starting in the glamorous 1930s. From the gritty nuevo cinema of the ‘90s that birthed auteurs like Alfonso Cuaron, to the age of Netflix.
Along the way, Rico meets up with production designer Eugenio Caballero for a tour of exteriors from the modern classic Roma. And sits down with a cross-section of Mexican filmmakers, from superstar actor and producer Gael García Bernal (Amores Perros, Coco) to indigenous indie director Luna Marán (Chicharras).
Episode 4: LOS ANGELES — UP FROM THE ASHES
A story of revival. The resilience of the city that’s been synonymous with movies for more than a century. From the exodus of film productions to a surprising renaissance of repertory cinemas, we hear from locals about how important movie culture is to L.A.’s sense of itself. And what’s being done to keep it alive.
Guests include Evan Goldberg, co-creator of The Studio. Critic Sean Fennessy (The Big Picture). Legendary indie director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep). And Maggie Mackay of the East Side Rep Theatre, Vidiots.
Episode 5: ISTANBUL AT THE EDGE
How do you make great movies in a country where state censorship is increasingly a fact of life? Rico meets up with acclaimed Turkish directors Emin Alper (Beyond the Hill) and Özcan Alper (Autumn) to find out. Meanwhile, he visits the sites of local cinemas, both old and new, as well as those that have been demolished. And is on the ground to capture filmmakers’ reactions when the country’s opposition leader is suddenly jailed.
*BONUS Episode*: RICH PEPPIATT on KNEECAP
We’ll release the entire extended conversation with Kneecap’s BAFTA-winning director Rich Peppiatt as a special bonus episode. Rich tells Rico how he met the movie’s titular hip-hop band and how moving to Belfast as an adult gave him a unique outsider’s perspective on the region, its history, and its movie industry.
Listen to Episode One from July 3rd and follow the podcast on your preferred app here.
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
