Deep Cut is a director-focused film podcast featuring deep-dive discussions about international, art-house, and independent cinema.

Each episode we discuss either a director's most popular film or a "Deep Cut Pick": a personal favorite chosen by one of us: Wilson Lai, Benjamin Yap, and Eli Sands.

 

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Deep Cut Pick

100: Hirokazu Kore-eda: Still Walking

Released as an exclusive Patreon post at the end of 2024, we’re now releasing this video podcast on Kore-eda's Still Walking publicly to commemorate ONE HUNDRED EPISODES! What a milestone. See you at 1000!

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May 18th, 2025
Deep Cut Pick

119. Chantal Akerman: Je Tu Il Elle (featuring Justina Yam)

Justina, our cover art artist, comes on the podcast to take us back to the works of Chantal Akerman, with her first feature Je Tu Il Elle.

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December 28th, 2025
Interview

118. SGIFF36: A Useful Ghost (2025) - Interview with Director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke

Ben got a chance to interview director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke for his film A Useful Ghost (2025) that played at the 36th Singapore International Film Festival, where it also won the Special Mention Prize for the Asian Feature Film Competition.

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December 22nd, 2025
Festival Dispatches

117. 36th Singapore International Film Festival (2025) Dispatch (Resurrection, Silent Friend, Two Seasons Two Strangers, Amoeba, and MORE!)

We’re back to back with Asian film festivals and Ben returns to Singapore to cover the hottest films from the festival circuit and the region for the 36th Singapore International Film Festival.

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December 14th, 2025
Interview

116. TIFF38: Morte Cucina (2025) - Interview with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Bella Boonsang

While attending the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, Ben was able to interview director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and lead actress Bella Boonsang for their film Morte Cucina.

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December 7th, 2025
Festival Dispatches

115. 38th Tokyo International Film Festival (2025) Dispatch (Hamnet, Love Massacre, Palestine 36, The Mastermind, and MORE!)

Armed with a press pass and the Japanese language level of a 3 year old, Ben took to the cinemas of Tokyo during the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival.

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November 23rd, 2025
Interview

114. TIFF38: Sato and Sato (2025) - Interview with Director Chihiro Amano

While attending the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, Ben was able to interview director Chihiro Amano for her film Sato and Sato.

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November 17th, 2025
Deep Cut Pick Guest

113. Steven Spielberg: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (featuring Lee Isaac Chung)

We have a very special guest this week: Lee Isaac Chung (Minari, Twisters) brings one of his favorite movies of all time, Steven Spielberg’s Artificial Intelligence, to the podcast as his Deep Cut Pick!

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November 2nd, 2025
Deep Cut Upkeep

112. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Cloud

Listen on as we unpack Cloud's critique of the next generation of hustlers and entrepreneurs, figure out what it’s trying to say through its allegory, and finally answer if anything can beat a jet2 holiday.

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October 19th, 2025
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