Asif Kapadia

‘Trump has been explicit about revenge’: Asif Kapadia on his new film about the threat to democracy

The man behind Amy and Senna has turned his attention to ‘techno-authoritarianism’ in the genre-defying 2073. He talks to our journalist – one of the movie’s unlikely stars – about the events that fed his dystopian vision

Carole Cadwalladr

15, Dec, 2024 @8:00 AM

2073 review – Asif Kapadia rages against the death of democracy and our planet

The documentary-maker loses some nuance but he is tackling big issues, as Samantha Morton picks through post-apocalyptic ruins in a sombre futurist reverie

Peter Bradshaw

03, Sep, 2024 @12:00 PM

Twelve Days shows the small details of Roger Federer’s seismic exit

For those of us who have followed the Swiss great’s every movement during his long career, a new documentary offers us some hidden gems

Andrew Lawrence

21, Jun, 2024 @9:00 AM

The week in TV: The Sympathizer; My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom; Eric; Camden – review

Park Chan-wook directs a dazzlingly audacious spy thriller, while Mark O’Sullivan turns personal trauma into black comedy

Barbara Ellen

02, Jun, 2024 @8:30 AM

Eric to Camden: the seven best shows to stream this week

Benedict Cumberbatch is a desperate father whose child disappears in the gripping new drama by Abi Morgan, and Asif Kapadia and Dua Lipa turn to north London with an elegy to a wonderful music scene

Phil Harrison

24, May, 2024 @6:00 AM

Lost reels: 15 directors pick great films you won’t find on UK streaming

Many films – even classics such as Eraserhead and Chungking Express – remain surprisingly unavailable online to UK audiences. We asked film-makers from Martin McDonagh to Charlotte Wells to pick their favourites

Introduction by Wendy Ide Interviews by Kathryn Bromwich, Kit Buchan and Killian Fox

19, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM

The best films of 2023 so far

Cate Blanchett’s unravelling conductor, Spielberg’s semi-memoir and the stop-motion tale of a shell wearing shoes all feature in the pick of the year released in the UK to date

Guardian film

08, Jun, 2023 @7:15 AM

Creature review – Asif Kapadia and Akram Khan join up for intriguing dance film

Khan’s creation for English National Ballet is filmed by Kapadia, and has an ambiguous intensity that should interest audiences beyond dance fans

Peter Bradshaw

22, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM

‘Nature will punish you’: Asif Kapadia and Akram Khan on their climate crisis dance film

The director of Amy, who’s never watched a ballet, has adapted a dystopian sci-fi piece by the choreographer, who’s never made a film. They discuss art, myths, and why Bruce Lee connects them as much as their south Asian roots

Tanjil Rashid

18, Feb, 2023 @11:55 AM

Film-maker Asif Kapadia: ‘I am a fan of social media. At least it gives people a voice’

The award-winning documentarian talks about the films that make him cry, being caught up in the Champions League chaos in Paris – and a ‘mad’ new project

Jonathan Romney

12, Jun, 2022 @8:30 AM

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’

Radio’s odd couple take questions from actors, directors and Observer readers about optimism, the films they disagree on – and biscuits

Miranda Sawyer

01, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘You are the dog in space’: inside Asif Kapadia’s new VR short, Laika

With his new animation, the Oscar-winning documentary maker – and former VR cynic – is exploring how the technology might revolutionise the way we experience cinema

Paul MacInnes

15, Oct, 2021 @11:20 AM