21 October 2015
Episode 210
28 minutes
Photo: Mubi
We meet Efe Cakarel, the founder of curated film-streaming service Mubi. We also visit Angels, the seventh-generation family-owned company that’s been outfitting actors in the theatre, television and film industries since 1813.
21 October 2015
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