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Brian Eno headlines our first London Spotlight

Brian Eno headlines our first London Spotlight

We hear from the filmmakers of Eno, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, The Commandant's Shadow, Mediha, Invisible Nation and Skywalkers: A Love Story

Dec 02, 2024
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Brian Eno headlines our first London Spotlight
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Brian Eno with director Gary Hustwit

Documentary Spotlight - presented by The Ankler and Pure Nonfiction - came to London last Friday for the first UK edition of the event. Attendees gathered at the Soho Hotel for an afternoon of lunch, six lively conversations and a champagne reception.

L-R: Vanessa Hope, Benjamin Ree, Gary Hustwit, Jeff Zimbalist, Daniela Völker, Tamir Ardon, Hasan Oswald

During the Spotlight, host Thom Powers conducted interviews with the teams of:

Eno

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

The Commandant’s Shadow

Mediha

Invisible Nation

Skywalkers: A Love Story

The Soho Hotel screening room was filled to capacity with BAFTA and Academy voters including producers Sigrid Dyekjaer and Heino Deckert who flew in from Copenhagen and Berlin respectively to attend. Among other Academy members on hand were Natasha Dack, Jeanie Finlay, Philippa Kowarsky, Kim Longinotto, Elhum Shakerifar and Kate Townsend.

You can hear the full conversations coming soon to the Pure Nonfiction podcast.

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We’re grateful to our partners on Documentary Spotlight including Amazon MGM Studios, Clu Collective, Film First / Tigerlily Productions, National Geographic, Netflix, Peacock, Picturehouse, Together Films, Warner Brothers Pictures / HBO Documentary Films and XYZ Films. If you would like to explore a partnership for future events, email: london@theankler.com.

TL-BL: A full house for London Sanders' introduction; Jeanie Finlay with Hasan Oswald and Together Films' Sarah Mosses; Sigrid Dyekjær and Heino Deckert; Tamir Ardon, Thom Powers and Jeff Zimbalist

Scroll down to read highlights from the conversations.

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