My decade: personal perspectives from key arts figures

Kevin Macdonald, film directorPersonally, it's been a fascinating decade. In the late 90s, I was struggling to make TV documentaries but work was drying up. I was a purist, with no interest in working with actors. I hated the idea of dramatic reconstructions because they look so cheesy. Then I worked with actors on Touching the Void and this led to dramatic features, though documentaries remain my first love.The British film industry has always been about boom and bust. We start out with unreali...

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