In today's episode, we discuss Dee Rees' 2017 film, Mudbound. Two World World II veterans return home to farm in rural Mississippi, experiencing the racial tensions that still plague their society along with attempting to cope with their PTSD.

In today's episode, we discuss Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. A princess, desperate to understand the cause of the Earth’s decay, must prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and the rest of the planet.

In today's episode, we discuss Maïmouna Doucouré's 2020 film, Cuties. A young girl, recently moved to Paris with her conservative family, becomes friends with a dance troupe who are exploring their burgeoning femininity in a modern world.

In today's episode, we discuss Neill Blomkamp's 2009 film, District 9. When an extra-terrestrial race, forced to live in the slums outside Johannesburg, exposes a human to their biotechnology, it causes a manic scramble for control of weaponry and power.

In today's episode, we discuss Ken Kwapis' 2015 film, A Walk in the Woods. Returning to the U.S. after two decades away, Bill Bryson decides to hike the over two-thousand mile long Appalchian Trail with a lifelong friend, rather than settle down into old age.

In  today's episode we discuss Robert De Niro's 1993 film, A Bronx Tale. A young man is torn between the lessons taught to him, about how to be a man, by his father and a local gangster who befriends him in 1960s New York.

In today's episode we discuss Sylvain Chomet's 2003 film, Belleville Rendez-vous. When her grandson is kidnapped while competing in the Tour de France, the devoted Souza and her loyal dog Bruno team up with the Triplets of Belleville to rescue him from the grasp of mafia.

In today's episode we discuss Guy Ritchie's 2015 film, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. based upon the 1960s television show of the same name. A CIA agent, a KGB operative and an East German mechanic must work together during the height of the Cold War to prevent a dangerous criminal organisation from gaining nuclear weapons.

In today's episode, we discuss the 2008 film, Synecdoche, New York, written and directed by Charlie Kaufman. Theatre director Caden attempts to display the brutality and honesty of life in his new project, while struggling with the women in his life across several decades and continents.

In today's episode, we discuss the 2014 film, François Ozon's The New Girlfriend. When her childhood best friend passes away, Claire commits to supporting her widower and child. Upon discovering David in women’s clothes, Claire begins to question her understanding of gender and sexuality.

In today's episode, we discuss the 1994 film, Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave. When a trio of friends find a briefcase  full of cash next to their new roommate’s corpse, they chose to cover up  the death. But their friendship becomes volatile when they all cope  with their actions differently.

In this episode, we discuss Sorry We Missed You, Ken Loach's 2019 film. Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife  struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of  this modern-day form of labour exploitation.

In today's episode, we discuss Away We Go, a 2009 film following a pregnant couple and their journey around North America to find the right place to raise their child. John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph star in this film directed by Sam Mendes.

Welcome to the first episode of Lockdown Film Festival Conversations. In this episode we discuss the 2010 Taika Waititi film, Boy. The film follows two sons of an absent father, but when he returns to find his hidden stash of stolen money, the two boys finally have an opportunity to connect with him. But their expectations do not follow the reality of who their father is.