Sir Kenneth Branagh, a face and name known to most. He’s won awards for his acting as well as his directing. Now - with a film loosely based on his own upbringing in Belfast, he’s topping this year’s award nominations for his writing and directing.
This shoot with Kenneth was done at the House of St Barnabas in central London. Sir Kenneth turned out to be the real gentleman I was hoping he was. Genuine, interesting, with a quiet and gentle demeanour. It became evident to me that this film was truly something special to him. The way he was talking about the film and the way he talked about finding someone to play himself it felt like he had put his hart and soul into it. Now that the awards season in upon us it is great to see that a film with such personal meaning from a director such as Kenneth has made it to the top of the nomination bill.
Shot for Sunday Times Culture
