In this podcast I talk to the London-based Irish filmmaker Christine Molloy. Along with her partner Joe Lawlor, as the production company Desperate Optimists, they have written, directed and produced a series of short films under the name of Civic Life, two feature films, Helen (2008) and Mister John (2013) and the documentary Further Beyond (2016). They are currently working on the final stages of their new film Rose Plays Julie. Christine was invited as a plenary speaker to the Geomedia 2019 conference and a recording of this can be found via the Geomedia website (geomedia.se/conference/2019/) as well as the Q&A session after the screening of Further Beyond. The following links provide details of the films that we discussed.Moore Street 2004Short Film: vimeo.com/27145510Leisure Center 2005Short film: vimeo.com/17215802Joy 2008Short Film: vimeo.com/185302603Helen 2008Trailer: vimeo.com/17214414Mister John 2013Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyt7JSOs6dIFurther Beyond 2016Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUwhzHZ5xsRose Plays Julie, 2019Clips: vimeo.com/334409463Elephant (Gus van Sant, 2003) Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=htlsOf3PnGYElephant (Alan Clarke, 1989)Film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OzEbS-ukyk