CORIN BELL: OPEN KITCHEN.
We sat down with Corin Bell from Open Kitchen, Manchester’s leading sustainable food catering company. In this interview, Corin tell us how she came to create Open Kitchen, how they give back to the local community and her hopes for a more sustainable and ethical food future.
NICOLE & BILLIE: YOUNG IDENTITY.
We sat down with Nicole and Billie from Young Identity, a Manchester based literature and performance arts charity. In this interview, Nicole and Billie tells us what a day inside Young Identity looks like, the community it creates, their work with Manchester International Festival and how you can get involved.
NEIL JERAM-CROFT:
MANCHESTER FILM FESTIVAL.
We recently filmed an interview with Neil Jeram-Croft, Founder of Manchester Film Festival, in the run up to this year’s event.
Under Neil’s leadership, MANIFF has established itself as a well respected festival, showcasing a diverse selection of must-see shorts and feature length films from around the world.
In our sit-down at Odeon Great Northern, Neil talks about his formative years in Manchester, the journey to starting his own festival, Shia LaBeouf on skis and rounds up what to expect in Manchester’s ninth and biggest film festival yet.
DOMINIC NESMEJANOW: NARCISSISTS.
Introducing Narcissists, an innovative new band from Wigan who are mixing eighties influences with modern indie rock, Narcissists create a sound that is both nostalgic and of the moment. Influenced by musical giants Oasis and The Strokes, Narcissists are blending electronic synths with guitar riffs. We sat down with their frontman Dominic to talk about the band’s journey.
LOUISE THOMPSON:
MINDFUL MUSEUMS.
Louise Thompson is the Health and Wellbeing Manager for Manchester Art Gallery. In our interview she talks about her experience moving from Belfast to Manchester, what makes Manchester Art Gallery so special, how she combines art and mindfulness and recommends some good habits to improve our mental health.
HANNAH DAVIES:
COFFEE GURU.
We sat down with Hannah Davies, founder of Cup North and The Manchester Coffee Festival. In our interview she talks about how she first fell in love with coffee, her ever popular and expanding coffee festival and where you can find the best coffee in Manchester.
SO LA FLAIR:
CREATIVE COLLECTIVE.
So La Flair is an interdisciplinary creative collective of young emerging artists based in Manchester. We sat down with Artistic Director Lucy and creative producer PJ, who told us about the inspiration behind So La Flair, the challenges within the arts industry, their time at The Edinburgh Fringe, and how the Kardashian’s influenced their work.
SOPHIE MCBRIARTY: ARTIST.
Sophie McBriarty is a talented painter whose work forms part of the permanent collection at The Lowry. In this interview she talks about why university made her fall out of love with making art, how Manchester collective ‘The Weirdos’ got her creative juices flowing again and why BBC News were searching for her following an anonymous commission.
KEVIN O’NEILL:
COLD WATER THERAPIST.
Kevin O'Neill is gaining a loyal following with his holotropic breathwork and cold water therapy. His work is helping a huge number of people in dealing with trauma, anxiety and PTSD recovery.
THE THIRSTY POET: SPOKEN WORD ARTIST.
Back during February 2021, during the fifteenth lockdown, we made a short film with Manchester based spoken word artist, The Thirsty Poet aka Matt Concannon. It seemed like things were finally starting to look up as we edged closer to some sense of normality. Matt captured the national mood perfectly.
