All three had mentioned both Broadway and the city of Nottingham, but I wanted to understand better the relationship between the event and the venue: is Mayhem a Broadway event, or is it simply the venue for your event, I asked them. “It’s kind of both,” Meli answered, and I’m glad she was the one…

It was lovely to catch up with three people who I normally only see when there is no time to talk: the team behind the planning and hosting of Mayhem Film Festival in Nottingham, UK. They are Chris Cooke (top left), Melissa Gueneau (known as Meli, bottom left), and Steven Sheil (bottom right). It was…