Steph Wells is a film and theatre Writer/Director based in Glasgow, and the Founder of emerging theatre company The Snap Collective. Over the past year, she has produced three runs of her stage play, Mind The Gap, which follows a series of unlikely friendships formed on the London tube. On the brink of her Edinburgh Fringe run, I sat down with Steph to ask her about the processes and inspirations behind the play which has kickstarted her amateur career. C: So starting with th

Moving to another country is one thing, but writing and directing a short film in a different language is a challenge beyond measure. In March 2026, Ryan Davies (originally from Rochdale, UK) made the daunting decision to relocate from Cypress to Nagoya, Japan. Five months on, he has a brand new short film in his portfolio, performed in a language he doesn’t speak. This week, I sat down with Ryan to discuss the production processes behind crafting cross-cultural amateur cinem