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British Indie Film Club: Paapa Essiedu

Season 1, Ep. 4

British Indie Film Club is a limited podcast series from Truth & Movies, in partnership with the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). Here, actor Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Femme, Black Mirror) describes his love of playing complex characters, and his visceral reaction to Philip Barantini’s kitchen drama Boiling Point.


This episode was recorded before the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.


Edited by Bob Stankus.

Produced by TCO.

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