Wolf Cub Film Club

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Wolf & Cub, who happen to be father and son, review top class films from around the world together. They're both filmmakers, Steve Thomas (Wolf) is a documentary maker & film school senior lecturer, while Danny Thomas (Cub) is also an actor and a writer. They review two films per episode, each recommended by the other, & discuss connecting themes as well as their own experiences on & off set. From opposite sides of the globe, between Australia & Germany. Season one comprises predominantly documentaries with the occasional narrative thrown in for good measure, a few shared memories & some inevitable banter about football. Episodes fortnightly! Launching in September.

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On this episode Wolf & Cub take a look at the recent Netflix Docuseries ‘Beckham’. Directed by Fisher Stevens it follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom. Wolf is an avid Manchester United fan & we’ve both supported England over the years so along with the filmmaking there's much to discuss. If you have a filmmaking question, film or series you'd like to recommend please reach out.

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On this episode episode Wolf (Steve Thomas) & Cub (Daniel Thomas) take a look at a new doco called 'Subject' which examines the impact of some well-known documentaries on the lives of their subjects with a focus on the ethics & responsibly inherent in documentary filmmaking. As tens of millions of people consume documentaries in an unprecedented "golden era," Subject urges audiences to consider the often profound impact on their participants The film club has been lucky enough to be joined by our first guest, Margie Ratliff who features in the doco. Margie kindly shares her experiences which have lead her to advocate on this vital topic of ethics in film. After our conversation, Steve also shares his approach to ethics as a filmmaker.

Subject is Directed by Camilla Hall & Jennifer Tiexiera.

Watch the official trailer here:

https://youtu.be/8qQ_cQuFQNA?si=ZetrQBXkfM_AAO9Y

It has been screening at festivals worldwide & is available on DocPlay.

https://www.docplay.com/shows/subject

If you have any feedback or a filmmaking question you'd like us to answer on the show please reach out.

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It’s been a little while between episodes in this second series but we are now bringing you an endeavour into the saga that is... the Staircase. On this episode wolf & cub comparatively discuss the documentary series on Netflix and the HBO dramatised version starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette.

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