Have you ever laughed so hard that your insides hurt? Well if not I would recommend going to see Booksmart directed by Olivia Wilde. This coming-of-age comedy has just the right amount of weird and relatable, it connects to a place of real life whilst also taking you off on a cinematic adventure with plenty …
Mylissa Fitzsimmons' desire to be a film director manifested in a similar way to a lot of the women I have featured on this blog. It even slightly mirrors my own journey of discovering a love of film and a need to tell stories from behind the camera. A daydreamer with a love for storytelling …
With the extensive media attention it can be easy to forget that film exists in other forms outside of the big blockbuster Hollywood world of cinema. I wrote an article recently about the Top 10 Indie films directed by women, all of which came from a world outside of a big budget. For many women …
When you exclude women from creating media you are cutting out a significant voice from the very medium that is supposed to reflect who we are as a society. As it stands today, the world population of females is 49%[1]. If we are equal in numbers it would make sense that we should be equal …
The internet. It has provided many avenues for content creation by everyone. No more is video a format saved only for professionals. Your next door neighbour could be a budding camera person and you would never know unless you found their channel of travel vlogs. Influencers and internet personalities are the new celebrity, but what …
The word feminist has gained a negative reputation. It has also been stereotyped and certain behaviours pigeonholed to either make you one or not. But let’s strip all that back for a moment and try and remember what it actually means to be a feminist. It was never about hating men or not shaving your …
The novel has offered much to the film world in terms of content. Many of my favourite books have been turned into films; Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hunger Games. Not all books have resulted in quality films, but the best film adaptations are often those that can capture the essence of …
Well it's time to put your designer gowns away for another year as we say so long to award season and all its celebrities, creativity and controversy. But I mean what we talk about if hosts didn't get in trouble for saying the wrong things, people never fell over or went overtime on their speeches, …
How to make a film has its structure...But what happens when someone come alongs and turns that whole process on its head?
When I first heard that Half the Picture was going to be at the Sydney Film Festival I knew I wanted to see it. In fact I was going to make time for it. Out of all the films screening, to me, this was the one that meant the most. And it certainly delivered. The style was …
Continue reading "Half the Picture @ The Sydney Film Festival"
