Featured Contributor

Rose Mason

Rose Mason is a freelance writer from Nottingham. She works part-time for a charity who help people to improve their health and wellbeing and cope with the cost-of-living. She also does research, essay writing and creates social media content, with some occasional photography. For LeftLion, Rose is fascinated with writing about community. Moving back to Nottingham after six years away, she is in the process of relearning the city and would love readers to come along on this adventure and discover something new. Rose loves the outdoors and when not in Nottingham, can be found adventuring in the Scottish Highlands.

Read Rose’s interview with The Lonely Cinema Club on page 41

Getting to Work

We catch up with Alison Rashley and Michael Socha to find out exactly why The Television Workshop works so well…

Sun Times

You might have heard of Aftersun, the touching drama racking up every award under the, er, sun. But did you know it’s packed with Notts talent?

The Wheel Deal

It’s not often you get to join an Amazon Prime series, let alone one based on a best-selling novelbut that’s exactly what Marcus Rutherford achieved

A Cinema Programmer in Notts

There’s nothing better than sitting down in a comfy cinema, but who handpicks the films that you get to see? We find out…

Rise of the Titan

After learning her craft at Nottingham’s Actors Workshop, Lisa Ambalavanar achieved every nerd’s dream when she joined DC’s Titans

Major News

Major Labia are well-known for their theatre-based comedy shows and absurdist humour. Now the group are creating their first short film

Resorting to Humour

Leanne Davis shares how she channelled personal experience into her debut short, A Last Resort – an offbeat yet uplifting tragicomedy

All Hans On Deck

Launched in 1989, Nottingham fine garment designers Daniel Hanson have garnered an elite following for over three decades

Mise-en-Men

We catch up with activist Vaneet Mehta about his new book, Bisexual Men Exist, as well as bisexual representation on screen

A Mammoth Task

We speak to Mammoth - A Climate Action Cinema founder Patrick Hort about why he’s dedicated to his Broad Street film spot

Out of Time: Nottingham on Screen Often shining a light on sections of society that big-budget titles ignore, we take a look at how our city has changed cinema