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From the Scala to the Oscars: In Conversation with Stephen Woolley (2010)

Give Me Direction 2010

Pat McCabe interviews Stephen Woolley.

Stephen's career began in 1976 working in the Screen on the Green cinema before subsequently owning his own cinema, The Scala, which won acclaim for its diverse, original and alternative programming.

In the 1980s his producing career flourished, with a wide range of successfull films including 'Absolute Beginners', Golden Globe nominated dance comedy 'Shag', 'Scandal', 'A Rage in Harlem' and 'The Pope Must Die'.

He collaborated with Neil Jordan on many titles including 'Breakfast on Pluto', 'The Miracle', 'The Good Thief', 'The Butcher Boy', 'The End of the Affair', 'Michael Collins', 'Interview with The Vampire' and the Oscar winning 'The Crying Game' for which in 1992 Wooley was awarded Producer of the Year by the Producer's Guild of America.

His recent projects have included 'And When Did You Last See Your Father?', 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People', 'Sounds LIke Teen Spirit' and 'Perrier's Bounty'. Forthcoming projects include 'The Lonely Doll' and 'Made in Dagenham'.

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