EPISODE · Nov 1, 2023 · 49 MIN
Sanna Lenken: From London Lattes to Berlin Crystal Bears
from All My Clothes Need Burning (formerly Television Times)
Sanna Lenken and Steve Otis Gunn worked together in a London coffee shop in the late 90s — and have both ended up doing something rather different since.Sanna Lenken is an acclaimed Swedish director and screenwriter whose debut feature My Skinny Sister won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a feat she repeated with Comedy Queen — a rare double achievement. She also served as concept director on the critically acclaimed series Tunna blå linjen (Thin Blue Line).How My Skinny Sister came to life — and what winning the Crystal Bear at Berlin changedHer role as concept director on Tunna blå linjen — and how she helped shape an authentic, human portrayal of policingWhy representation in film and television matters — and what telling stories with nuance and care actually requiresConnect with Sanna here:InstagramFacebookIMDbOriginally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.Find us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sanna Lenken and Steve Otis Gunn worked together in a London coffee shop in the late 90s — and have both ended up doing something rather different since.Sanna Lenken is an acclaimed Swedish director and screenwriter whose debut feature My Skinny Sister won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a feat she repeated with Comedy Queen — a rare double achievement. She also served as concept director on the critically acclaimed series Tunna blå linjen (Thin Blue Line).How My Skinny Sister came to life — and what winning the Crystal Bear at Berlin changedHer role as concept director on Tunna blå linjen — and how she helped shape an authentic, human portrayal of policingWhy representation in film and television matters — and what telling stories with nuance and care actually requiresConnect with Sanna here:InstagramFacebookIMDbOriginally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.Find us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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