Ben Rivers interview (Klassiki podcast)

 

Film at the end of the world, with Ben Rivers | Klassiki Podcast (YouTube) 43'26"
(Klassiki Podcast) 4 August 2025

"In this hot seat this time around is prolific British artist and filmmaker Ben Rivers (https://www.benrivers.com/), whose latest feature, the post-apocalyptic tale Mare’s Nest, premieres in competition at the Locarno Film Festival this week. With that in mind, Ben has picked a fascinating quartet of titles for Klassiki: four films that explore the end of the world, whether literal or metaphorical, featuring sci-fi weirdness, nuclear paranoia, and the threat of social collapse.

Host Sam Goff sat down with Ben to discuss the appeal of this End Times cinema, the unique nature of Eastern European sci-fi, children on film, and the enduring influence of Aleksandr Sokurov on his work."