Fierce Female Filmmakers
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingArtemisia's Daughters is a non-profit organisation that aims to empower, engage, inspire and employ women of all ages and backgrounds in the film and TV industry.
In the FIERCE FEMALE FILMMAKERS podcast, co-founder and filmmaker, Alexandra Boyd, is in conversation with women working in all aspects of film production: composers, cinematographers, sound editors, production designers, directors, writers and producers.
If you'd like to be a guest and talk about your life in film, drop us a line at [email protected]
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Episodes
MICHELLE MARY SCHAEFER | Actress | Playwright | Screenwriter | Web Series Creator
December 19, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes - 55.1 MBMichelle talks about her inspiration to become an actress after seeing Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God and how she overcomes obstacles in her career by writing and creating her own work. Michelle's ASL Interpretor is Laura Quinn Tubbesing @michellemaryschaefer michellemaryschaefer.com
REBBECA HARRIS-SMITH | Director | Writer | Producer | PhD Student
December 16, 2022 22:26 - 51 minutes - 93.5 MBBekki is award winning writer, director and producer. She and Alexandra talk about the position of women in the film industry and the difficulties of becoming a filmmaker working on your own time with favours from friends. It's hard if you do'nt have another income stream. Bekki's managed to make her income be film related - she teaches Media lecturer at Walsall College at the same time as studying for her PhD. Her links are @flirty_bird_productions @ootindiefilm www.flirtybird.co.uk
ELIZABETH HEALEY | Actress | Director | Producer | Presenter | PhD
December 15, 2022 00:14 - 58 minutes - 99.4 MBElizabeth juggles her many skills as actress, director and producer which are just a few of the things she's done in her career. She talks about the logistics of getting your short film into the right festivals and the many challenges of shooting a feature documentary in Central London during the first summer of the pandemic. IMDB ~ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404432/?ref_=nmmi_mi_nm Instagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_healey/?hl=en
ELIZABETH YNG-WONG | Producer, Director, Writer & Editor
November 26, 2022 22:45 - 58 minutes - 111 MBElizabeth tells of her beginnings as a teacher in Hawaii and a teacher exchange to Siberia which was her 'aha' moment. The moment she decided to change the course of her life and become a filmmaker.
ELIZABETH YNG-WONG | Producer | Director | Writer | Editor
November 26, 2022 22:45 - 58 minutes - 111 MBElizabeth tells of her beginnings as a teacher in Hawaii and a teacher exchange to Siberia which was her 'aha' moment. The moment she decided to change the course of her life and become a filmmaker.
LUANA DI PASQUALE | Filmmaker
June 08, 2022 23:53 - 48 minutes - 91.5 MBIn this episode of Fierce Female Filmmakers co-founder Alexandra Boyd is in conversation with filmmaker Luana Di Pasquale. Together they talk about: ~Luana's journey from art school to filmmaking ~Deciding to stay in London at the end of a Summer holiday ~Working as a freelance ~Being in the right place, at the right time and meeting the right people! ~Making sure you are paid for your work ~Travelling to festivals around the world ~Deciding to shoot her own film after years of creating cont...
HOLLY TARQUINI | Executive Director of FILMBATH
May 13, 2022 11:45 - 38 minutes - 71.6 MBIn this episode of Fierce Female Filmmakers co-founder Alexandra Boyd is in conversation with FilmBath Executive Director and F-Rating founder, Holly Tarquini. Listen to Holly and Alexandra talk about: -How leaving a job in television and moving to India led Holly to join FilmBath -Expanding and developing the scope of the activities at FilmBath -What is the F-Rating and how it started -The disparities women in the industry face when starting a family and how these are key factors in many w...
HOLLY TARQUINI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FILMBATH
May 13, 2022 11:45 - 38 minutes - 71.6 MBIn this episode of Fierce Female Filmmakers co-founder Alexandra Boyd is in conversation with FilmBath Executive Director and F-Rating founder, Holly Tarquini. Listen to Holly and Alexandra talk about: -How leaving a job in television and moving to India led Holly to join FilmBath -Expanding and developing the scope of the activities at FilmBath -What is the F-Rating and how it started -The disparities women in the industry face when starting a family and how these are key factors in many w...
POLINA KALENTSIST | Production Designer
March 01, 2022 21:59 - 51 minutes - 97.1 MBIn this week's episode of Fierce Female Filmmakers co-founder Alexandra Boyd is in conversation with Production Designer Polina Kalentsist. In this episode they discuss: -Exploring art as a young girl in Estonia and being fascinated by the world of cinema while at school -Combining her passion for art and cinema -Working with Alexandra on her feature film Widow's Walk -The difference between Production Designer, Art Director and Props -Where to start if you want to work in the Art Department...
LUDOVICA ISIDORI | Cinematographer
February 03, 2022 20:17 - 52 minutes - 93.7 MBIn this week's episode of Fierce Female Filmmakers co-founder Alexandra Boyd is in conversation with cinematographer and American Film Institute (AFI) alumni Ludovica Isidori. In this episode they talk about How changing her mind the night before starting med school set Ludovica on a path to discover the possibilities of employment in the film industry Being accepted into AFI after applying without telling anyone Learning to put your ego aside and "disappear" behind the camera The importan...
CHARLI MACKIE | Film & TV composer
December 03, 2021 19:52 - 36 minutes - 70.1 MBCharli Mackie has recently begun studying for her masters in film and TV composition at the National Film & TV School in Beaconsfield, UK. In this talk with filmmaker and Artemisia's Daughters co-founder Alexandra Boyd, they discuss the challenges of being the only woman in her early composition classes and learning from the male students, her favourite film composers and influencers and the focus and determination she's needed to keep up in a very competitive department of the film industry...
ZOE MANZOTTI | Actress | Writer | Producer
November 18, 2021 17:27 - 22 minutes - 43.4 MBZoe Manzotti is a recent graduate of Amherst College where she majored in music studies. She's an accomplished jazz pianist, but has found her way into writing, producing and starring in her first feature film. Hear her talk with Artemisia's Daughters co-founder Alexandra Boyd about how an open heart and mind, the 'Craig's List Lottery' and a ton of determination and collaboration are the keys to making your film happen. WATCH the trailer to SUGAR BEACH here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U...
KARLA WILLIAMS & REBECCA COLEY | MsMono Productions
October 26, 2021 15:28 - 37 minutes - 71.3 MBIn this episode of Fierce Female Filmmakers, co-founder Alexandra Boyd chats to Karla Williams and Rebecca Coley co-founders of MsMono. MsMono is an award winning production company who tells original female centred stories and strives to increase female representation. We hear about how Karla and Rebecca met and eventually started MsMono, what inspired them to become filmmakers and their most stressful day in set, what they are currently working on. msmono.com Pretty Bitch| www.rebeccaco...
SILVIA BELLITTO | Script Supervisor
October 07, 2021 04:47 - 33 minutes - 64 MBSilvia and Alexandra met when Silvia was volunteering at a film festival in Milan. A few years later, Silvia moved to London to begin her life in film and television as a script supervisor. Something she is passionate about. In 2017 Alexandra asked her to be Scripty on her feature film Widow's Walk but that doesn't seem to have held her back. Since then she's worked on Vita and Virginia, Supernova, Call the Midwife, Killing Eve and Atlanta. If you love making lists and have an eye for detai...