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Angela Bassett: Queen of the Screen provides much variety whatever the choice
It’s difficult to nail down a favourite Angela Bassett film, there’re too many. Bassett’s imdb.com filmography is lengthy. It was always going to be difficult to choose just one film; like gazing into a chocolate box and not knowing what to start gorging on. Yet just...
Director Shola Amoo’s The Last Tree is a slow boil in reconciliation
(may contain spoilers) The juxtaposition of landscapes at the beginning and end of Shola Amoo’s The Last Tree are mirrors, anchoring the story to a satisfying conclusion. The landscapes are used as internal safe spaces for the boy then man, in this coming of...
#WomenDirect: A Showcase of British Black Women Directors
I was fortunate to have watched a preview screening of Shola Amoo’s The Last Tree (2019), a much-anticipated film. Amoo has up to this production, made short films with stories to include Touch (2013) and A Moving Image (2016). The Last Tree is an obvious...
Short Film Third Act’s Introspection On Deceit
We get introduced to the characters of Third Act as the three women of this short film decide to collaborate on a project. The headstrong friends clash with ideas as they decide to enter the terrain of podcasting. Each has their own precise way they believe the...
Nothing But Comedy In Suffering As Sinitta Monero Introduces Her New Webseries
Venus vs Mars, Dear Jesus, Brothers With No Game, Undiagnosed, Meet The Adebanjos are just a few British webseries which have found their own levels of success over the last few years. It’s a tough genre to maintain without ongoing funding through subscriptions,...
‘Colour Her In’ Film Theme Showcases Women Animators
It’s a pleasure (and in some respects a duty) to connect with much younger audiences and one way in which we try to do so is through animation - but you don't have to be a youngster to enjoy what's on offer in our programme! Animation is a genre where women filmmakers...
Focus On What Brings Us Together: Women Of The Lens Interviews The Sycamore Gap Film Director
We’re featuring 46 films this year and a personal look behind these productions is a good insight into some of the reasons why these heart-felt stories come into being. The Sycamore Gap (2018) is set in 1841. It follows an intimate love affair between two women and in...
Creative Decisions Revealed From Women Filmmakers In Our December Programme
Giving voice to women in filmmaking is part of the ethos of Women Of The Lens and the power of their creativity is as immense as it always was - our submissions portal was awash with it. Below we hear from five women in our December programme who reveal some of the...
Women Of The Lens Film Festival Returns With A Packed 2018 Programme
I knew it was going to be tough, but like preparing for childbirth paradoxically no amount of preparing prepares for what’s to come. I knew that starting out was going to be bumpy but the ways in which the she-dog would bite threw me…for a bit. One kinda imagines...
Could A Film Subsidiary Spark New Life Into The UK’s MOBOs?
So, the UK's MOBOs (Music Of Black Origin) awards and ceremony platform will take this year off. MOBO will suspend its annual event to have a rethink about its way forward. That's a good, brave move. At that level of visibility, the pressures of maintaining a presence...
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