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The American director Spike Lee talks about his latest feature film Da 5 Bloods

This week on The Arts Hour with Nikki Bedi, director Spike Lee talks about his latest feature film Da 5 Bloods which follows a group of African American veterans who return to Vietnam. Pop superstar Lady Gaga discusses releasing her new album during lockdown and singer songwriter Imelda May explains why she’s turned to poetry.

Hollywood heavyweight Judd Apatow talks about making a more poignant sort of comedy with his new movie The King of Staten Island, Miranda July reminisces about distributing her early films on VHS tapes and music journalist Armen Manukyan takes listeners on a musical road trip around Armenia.

Nikki is joined by the writer and film-maker Bidisha and the director Dominik Moll who discusses his tense and complex thriller Only the Animals.

(Photo: Spike Lee. Credit: Jeff Overs / Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

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