Beating Hearts, Universal Language, The Blue Trail

French director Gilles Lellouche on Beating Hearts, a genre-spanning romantic epic starring Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Colour) that follows a written-in-the-stars infatuation tested by social boundaries.

Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin discusses his multi-award winning Universal Language...in a surreal interzone between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of several characters intertwine in unexpected ways.

2025 Berlinale Grand Jury Prize winner The Blue Trail sees a remarkable woman try to evade a dystopian fate via a grand Amazonian quest. Ahead of Sydney Film Festival screenings, Jason sits down with Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro.

• Presenter, Jason Di Rosso
• Producer, Sarah Corbett
• Sound engineer, Ross Richardson
• Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown