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Radio 4,22 Oct 2026,49 mins

Future of Film: Can AI Turn Anyone into a Movie Maker? (Jenny Krakovsky)

Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse

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Jenny Krakovsky has spent years trying to get her films made the traditional way. A working-class girl from South London, who was kicked out of school aged 14, she trained as a filmmaker and built a career making documentaries and adverts for high-end brands. But after repeatedly hitting a wall trying to get her feature scripts financed, she decided to take a radical gamble: could she make an entire feature film with AI, using only her laptop, in just a few weeks? Jenny tells Gabriel about the tech behind the female-driven 1960s crime caper, how she documented the process online, and how she then found herself at the centre of a fierce debate about the future of cinema. She explains why she believes AI could be a democratising force for filmmaking, giving outsiders the chance to bypass industry gatekeepers and tell stories that Hollywood might never make. Series Producer: Simon Tulett Producer: Ivana Davidovic Technical Producer: Jonny Hall Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham LISTEN: Listen to Radical every Thursday on 麻豆社 Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen on your smart speaker. Just say: "Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Radical". WATCH: You can also catch Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse on YouTube at www.youtube.com/bbcnews. GET IN TOUCH: 鈥� WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 鈥� Email: radical@bbc.co.uk 鈥� Or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #麻豆社Radical

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