Ex Memoria a horror-drama film that explores sexual trauma, the fragmentation of memory, and the complexity of intimacy through the female gaze is currently in the midst of its crowd-funding campaign. I spoke to Director Devany Greenwood about the film, how her experience shaped the story, and the importance of centring the camera lens on difficult topics.
Read MoreYou may have heard already but The Marvels is Marvel Studios' worst-performing film at the box office since they started making movies. With the success of films like Oppenheimer and Barbie in the cinemas it's clear Marvel no longer has the pulling power they used to. But why is that?
Read MoreThe Bechdel Test is such a generalised lens through which to view a film that I wonder if we should really be using it in the modern age of feminism.
Read MoreThere are a lot of great films about the LGBT experience directed by men, but even in the LGBT film space female and non-binary (NB) directors are still heavily underrepresented. So I decided to watch 10 films directed by women and NB filmmakers this world pride.
Read MoreThis week’s featured filmmaker Nicola Rose and her feature film debut Goodbye Petrushka is a romantic comedy that aims to showcase women who are messy, silly and flawed individuals; as they are in real life.
Read MoreThis year I thought I would take it upon myself to curate a list of film-related gift ideas for the filmmaker near you.
Read MoreConfidence is often spoken about as the "antidote" to imposter syndrome. Whilst I would agree that confidence is something that can help what are you meant to do when you're not feeling confident?
Read MoreWe all have goals and dreams for things we might like to do with our careers. For me, it's directing, but we never start off in that role there are ladders we must climb to get there. When we remain on one rung for so long, feeling comfortable and confident with how it feels, what does it take for us to move on to the next?
Read MoreA great place to start to gain experience on set, observe the process in action and make contacts along the way. If you do a good job it can also be a good way to gain respect from others as most people will have done their time with the role at the start of their careers. I am of course talking about being a Runner.
Read MoreDirectors Notes or Treatments are a document that explains your film, why you're making it and who you're making it with. I thought it would be valuable to share some of the things I picked up during writing a Director's Notes for the first time.
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