Episode
In conversation with director Alicia MacDonald - Finding Emily, Mike Leigh, short films, romantic comedies, Kickstarter
- Podcast
- Film Stories with Simon Brew
- Published
- May 24, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3127
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW2818607804.mp3
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/episodes/in-conversation-with-director-alicia-macdonald-finding-emily-mike-leigh-short-films-romantic-comedies-kickstarter/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/in-conversation-with-director-alicia-macdonald-finding-emily-mike-leigh-short-films-romantic-comedies-kickstarter.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Alicia MacDonald first feature film as director, Finding Emily, turns out to be a Working Title-backed romantic comedy, the kind that used to fill British cinema charts. Albeit with a twist! In this Film Stories special, she talks to Simon Brew about launching her first feature, the years on her way up when she found herself alongside Mike Leigh, and in a room while Alan Rickman watched her type. Plus a whole lot more... Finding Emily is now in UK cinemas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices