E307: Road to Feature Debut SURVIVING EARTH with Thea Gajic & Sophie Reynolds

This is episode 7 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast.

In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by some of the creative team behind SURVIVING EARTH, the BFI & FILM4 backed debut feature film from Writer/Director Thea Gajic. 

Producer Sophie Reynolds also joins us to talk through the film’s life cycle, as it successfully navigated the UK development system to eventually earn a Premiere at SXSW2025 and a UK theatrical release from 24th April. As ever… This is an in-depth episode about the pathway and process!

NUGGET OF THE WEEK

Marcus: Love on the Spectrum

Oz: Thirteen lives & The Rescue 

Sophie: Gatecrashers - Sona Films

Thea: Moonlight by Barry Jenkins

Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

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Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Thea Gajic: Website & Instagram

Sophie Reynolds: Sona Films & Instagram

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