Art director Lydia Fry and set decorator Charlotte Dirickx discuss their roles and experiences, as well as the relationship between set decoration and art direction.
Starting out as a prop designer, Lydia Fry has been working in art departments for fifteen years on some of the industry’s most acclaimed movies and franchises. Recent art direction credits include Blade Runner 2049, Cruella, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One, and Spectre.
Having trained at Goldsmiths and Kingston Art School, Charlotte Dirickx has worked as an art director in TV, and is now a set decorator for films, such as Saltburn, Hard Truths, and most recently, The Thing with Feathers.
For our regular industry panels, we invite knowledgeable speakers to discuss their specific branch of the industry, leaving plenty of time for asking questions. After the discussion, we all head into the Garden Bar, to network with fellow members.
Recorded on 23rd April 2025 at The Garden Cinema
39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ
The UK’s first full season of Lebanese cinema, celebrating the country’s new voices with Q&As, live music, Lebanese wine, and famous regional delicacies.
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Fri 23 May — Thu 14 Aug 2025
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Quay Brothers, the legendary stop-motion animators, set-designers and visual artists, join Gareth Evans to discuss their short films as part of Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.
Organised by the Polish Cultural Institute in London and supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival is an annual celebration of Poland’s rich cinematic output that showcases not only the best of contemporary filmmakers but also classics that make up Poland’s rich filmography.
Find out more about Kinoteka: https://kinoteka.org.uk/
Recorded on 30th March 2025 at The Garden Cinema
A special Q&A to kick off discussions in our brand new Screen 3, with husband-and-wife documentary duo Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet, and the subjects of their new film, writer, artist and musician Maggie Barrett and the renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz. Hosted by Abla Kandalaft.
Recorded on Friday 28 March at The Garden Cinema
Panos H. Koutras is a Greek director, writer, and producer, known for films including “Xenia” (2014) and “Dodo” (2022). He studied at the London Film School and the Sorbonne.
Dimitris Papanikolaou is Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Cultural Studies and Fellow of St. Cross College, University of Oxford. He studied Classics, Modern Greek and Comparative Literature at the University of Athens and University College London (London).
Recorded on 2nd March 2025 at The Garden Cinema
The first ever comprehensive UK screening season dedicated to the Hong Kong New Wave.
=== April to May 2025 ===
For more information and to book tickets: https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/season/hong-kong-new-wave-1979-1989/
Sam Mills introduces Morocco and discusses how Dietrich’s bisexuality influenced her acting, how the famous kiss made it past Hollywood censors, and how Dietrich’s creative partnership – and tussles – with her director von Sternberg flavoured her performance.
Sam Mills is the author of numerous works of non-fiction and novels, including Uneven: On Bisexuality, which explores bisexuality across the last two centuries through the lives and lives of various cultural figures such as Oscar Wilde, Colette, Bessie Smith, Susan Sontag, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Madonna and Marlene Dietrich.
Recorded on 19th February 2025 at The Garden Cinema