Curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has spent over twenty years in conversation with artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, and thinkers all over the world who are making work that matters. These are the conversations.
Interviews from the Archive
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Visual Media Artist Danila Tkachenko
World Press Photo first prize. European Publishers Award. Danila Tkachenko photographs abandoned rocket facilities and people who have walked away from society entirely — asking the same question both times: who are you when the social mask comes off?
The Life Aquatic of Perrin James
From Pompano Beach lifeguard to NatGeo filmmaker — Perrin James of Last Breath Film has filmed the first ever freediver interaction with Narwhals, survived the Amazon and the Arctic, and built Project Hiu one dive at a time.
Natacha Horn Multimedia Artist and Film Director
Natacha Horn began as a journalist. Then came digital animation, a passion for directing, and SWING — an abstract short film about everyday abuse that won Best Newcomer Director at the London Independent Film Festival on its first outing. In 2026 she made something more personal still: an anti-documentary portrait of Tanita Tikaram, her wife and collaborator, delivering in her own words a raw account of life as a brown, queer woman in the UK.
One Person Making a Difference — Madison Stewart in Conversation
She went to Indonesia to expose a shark fishing market. She went back to offer those men an alternative. Madison Stewart — aka Shark Girl — on Project Hiu, Valerie Taylor, and refusing to lose her ocean home. 🦈
“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”