Girls On Film
181 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsGirls On Film is a film review podcast from a female perspective, hosted by film critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and produced by co-founder Hedda Archbold at HLA Agency
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Ep 130: Women and leadership at Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival
November 07, 2022 11:21 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBWhat’s your leadership style? Just one of the questions answered by our impressive panellists at the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, where festival director Sandra Lipski invited Girls On Film to host a panel discussion on Women and Leadership, with a focus on the creative and business side of the industry. Four high profile industry women joined Anna Smith on stage at the Fondacio Sa Nostra in Palma on 29 October 2022. In this recording, you can hear our guests talking about...
Ep 129: Elizabeth Banks, Wunmi Mosaku & Phyllis Nagy on CALL JANE
November 01, 2022 13:29 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBDirector Phyllis Nagy and stars Elizabeth Banks and Wunmi Mosaku join Anna to talk about the inspiring new film CALL JANE. CALL JANE follows Joy, played by Elizabeth Banks, a woman whose life-threatening pregnancy leads her to seek help from the 'Janes', an underground collective. In Chicago during the 1960s, a group of extraordinary women came together to secretly provide nearly 12,000 women and girls with safe abortions. Sigourney Weaver features as Virginia, the founding member of the f...
Ep 128: Gays On Film! LGBTQ+ rom-com BROS with Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane & Nicholas Stoller
October 28, 2022 11:15 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBBilly Eichner, Luke Macfarlane and Nicholas Stoller join Anna Smith for this episode to talk about BROS, the first romantic comedy from a major film studio about two gay men, produced by Judd Apatow and directed and co-written by Nicholas Stoller. Billy co-wrote and stars in this funny, refreshing rom-com alongside Luke Macfarlane who plays the macho lawyer Aaron, who Billy’s character Bobby just might fall for. Billy and Nicholas, who co-wrote and directed the film, talk to Anna about thei...
Ep 127: Jamie Lee Curtis asks, is she really a feminist? As we talk HALLOWEEN ENDS
October 14, 2022 07:52 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBJamie Lee Curtis and Anna Smith discuss HALLOWEEN ENDS, the final chapter in the HALLOWEEN horror franchise, directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak and Kyle Richards. Anna is also joined by Executive Producer Hedda Archbold to talk about the best films featured at this season's film festivals. Anna speaks to Jamie Lee Curtis about her experience playing Laurie Strode and how she perceives feminism in regard to the character. Jamie also highlights how her ...
Ep 126: Female friendship and queer love on screen - a GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS special
September 30, 2022 15:23 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode of Girls On Film Anna Smith explores GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, a Finnish coming-of-age film directed by Alli Haapasalo, starring Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Leino and Eleonoora Kauhanen. Anna talks to Alli Haapasalo about her fresh perspective on stepping into adulthood and navigating sexual desire alongside discussing her motivations, her casting process and narrative choices. Alli also talks about the role of female characters on screen and why her film is an antidote to the all too co...
Ep 125: Festival Ep: Evolution Mallorca’s Sandra Lipski & London Film Festival’s Tricia Tuttle
September 20, 2022 07:10 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this episode we focus on two female-run film festivals coming up in October: the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. Anna Smith speaks to Sandra Lipski, founder and director of EMIFF, and Tricia Tuttle, director of festivals at the BFI and director of the LFF about what is coming up. The festivals share not only a female focus with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion, but unlike some film fests, they are open to audiences, rather than indus...
Ep 124: Zawe Ashton & Emma Holly Jones on Regency RomComs, casting and Mr. Malcolm's List
August 23, 2022 07:57 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this episode of Girls On Film Anna Smith does a deep dive into MR. MALCOLM’S LIST, a new release starring Zawe Ashton, Freida Pinto and Sope Dirisu, directed by Emma Holly Jones in her feature debut. Anna talks to Emma Holly Jones about this Regency RomCom with a difference: about what it takes to get a first feature made, about historical accuracy versus depicting diverse female agency on screen and about casting and working with Freida Pinto and Zawe Ashton during lockdown. Zawe Ashto...
Ep 123: Live at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022 with the Nude Tuesday crew and more
August 21, 2022 22:01 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this special episode recorded with an audience at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022, Girls On Film celebrate EIFF’s 75th anniversary with an all-star line-up including Julia Davis, Jackie van Beek and Armağan Ballantyne from NUDE TUESDAY; director and co-writer of ZUHAL Nazli Elif Durlu; EIFF 2022’s Creative Director Kristy Matheson, and film critics Wendy Mitchell and Finn Halligan. First up, the NUDE TUESDAY team talks about their mutual obsessions with each others’ work, non...
Ep 123: Live at EIFF 2022
August 21, 2022 22:01 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this special episode recorded with an audience at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022, Girls On Film celebrate EIFF’s 75th anniversary with an all-star line-up including Julia Davis, Jackie van Beek and Armağan Ballantyne from NUDE TUESDAY; director and co-writer of ZUHAL Nazli Elif Durlu; EIFF 2022’s Creative Director Kristy Matheson, and film critics Wendy Mitchell and Finn Halligan. First up, the NUDE TUESDAY team talks about their mutual obsessions with each others’ work, non...
Ep 122: Joyride: Behind the scenes on Olivia Colman's new movie with Emer Reynolds and Ailbhe Keogan
July 28, 2022 14:58 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAnna Smith talks to two of the women behind the new road movie Joyride, starring Olivia Colman: Emmy-nominated director Emer Reynolds (THE FARTHEST) and screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan. The film focuses on reckless solicitor Joy (Colman) who has arranged to give up her baby before her taxi is hijacked by tearaway Mully (Charlie Reid), a boy running away from his manipulative father. Together, they are a pair of outsiders on the run. Emer and Ailbhe talk about the response to the film, its real-li...
Ep 121: She Will special with Alice Krige, Charlotte Colbert, Kitty Percy and Jessica Malik
July 23, 2022 10:40 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this SHE WILL Special, Anna Smith talks to four key women behind the extraordinary female-focused folk horror: actor Alice Krige whose other work includes the Borg Queen in STAR TREK and Alma/Eva in GHOST STORY; director and co-writer Charlotte Colbert whose other work includes THE SILENT MAN, screenwriter Kitty Percy, and BIFA- nominated producer Jessica Malik whose other productions include LEADING LADY PARTS and ESTRANGED. The film explores the story of Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige) who...
Ep 120: Emma Thompson talks Good Luck to You, Leo Grande at Sundance London Film Festival
June 17, 2022 10:47 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIn this very special #SundanceLondon episode recorded live from Picturehouse Central, Girls On Film open the festival with an episode all about GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE! Anna interviews the marvellous stars Emma Thompson and (a very rare MALE guest) Daryl McCormack, as well as writer Katy Brand, and director Sophie Hyde. First up are Emma and Katy who discuss how the project developed and the influence of DIRTY DANCING on the film. Sophie and Daryl then join Anna on stage, detailing th...
Ep 119: Leah Purcell & Kerry Fox on feminist western The Drover’s Wife - The Legend of Molly Johnson
May 11, 2022 11:25 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThe Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is the first Australian feature film with an Indigenous woman writing, directing and performing the lead role. In this episode, Anna Smith interviews the amazing Leah Purcell, who shares how she turned her favourite childhood story into a book, a play and now a film. Leah talks about the differences between the experiences, about working with her partner and about what the film has to say about women and the Indigenous people of Australia. Next...
Ep 118: Activist special: Menopause revolution + middle aged women on screen
May 02, 2022 14:25 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWe need more middle-aged women on screen - and this episode’s guests are leading the revolution. First, Anna chats to menopause activist Kate Muir about her latest documentary: Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and The Menopause. Kate shares behind the scenes stories about her activism, about filming the show and what has helped her in her personal menopause experience. She also gives tips for documentary filmmakers who are just starting out (bring snacks!) and shares exciting plans for hitting Hollyw...
Ep 117: Audrey Diwan discusses her film Happening + Orla O'Connor talks about reproductive rights
April 19, 2022 08:23 - 28 minutes - 65.9 MBA pregnant student seeks an abortion in 1960s France in the compelling new drama Happening. Audrey Diwan's stunning film is an immersive insight into life at the time, as young women explore their sexuality but are repressed by a law that bans abortion and, as our heroine puts it "turns them into housewives.” Director Audrey Diwan joins host Anna Smith to discuss the film starring Anamaria Vartolomei. She explains why she was keen to adapt the text by Annie Ernaux, based on a true story, and ...
Ep 116: Ruth Wilson & Harry Wootliff on True Things + Murina + Film criticism in the era of #MeToo
April 05, 2022 14:28 - 58 minutes - 135 MBActor-producer Ruth Wilson speaks out about sex scenes, complex female characters and working with women in an exclusive interview for her new film True Things. Writer-director Harry Wootliff joins her and Anna for a lively, in-depth chat about the sensual drama, co starring Tom Burke as an ex convict who has an ambiguous relationship with Wilson’s Kate. They talk about the source novel and building a character who felt fresh, new, contradictory and relatable - and about communicating the hea...
Ep 115: The Girls On Film Awards 2022
March 07, 2022 16:52 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBThis International Women’s Day, you are cordially invited to attend the inaugural Girls On Film Awards! This episode was recorded at a glittering ceremony at the gorgeous The Garden Cinema in March 2022, with an audience of industry luminaries. Listen in to discover who won everything from Female Friendship on Screen to the Best Female Orgasm on film - and hear speeches from some of our favourite filmmakers, including Sarah Gavron (Rocks) and Philippa Lowthorpe (Misbehaviour). The Girls On Fi...
Ep 114: The Power of the Dog Special with cinematographer Ari Wegner
March 04, 2022 16:28 - 33 minutes - 77.3 MBThe Power of the Dog cinematographer Ari Wegner joins Anna for a special episode exploring her work on Jane Campion’s riveting western. The first woman to be nominated for the cinematography BAFTA, Ari is also only the second ever nominated for the Oscar. The Australian filmmaker - who also worked on Girls On Film favourite Zola - gives her reaction to her historic nomination, explains how she got into the business and says exactly how she felt when she got the call from Campion. Anna then de...
Ep 113: Ann Dowd opens up about her role in the poignant drama Mass + review with Rhianna Dhillon
February 21, 2022 16:14 - 33 minutes - 31 MBBAFTA-nominated actor Ann Dowd bares her soul in an in-depth interview about the film Mass, an involving drama about two couples meeting after a tragedy. First, host Anna Smith speaks to film critic Rhianna Dhillon to review the film, which co stars Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney and Jason Isaacs. The two discuss their emotional reactions to the story, the power of the script and performances and consider the gender dynamic in the room onscreen. Next, Ann Dowd joins Anna from Toronto, to discu...
Ep 112: Abbi Jacobson + Lindsey Olivares on The Mitchells vs the Machines
February 18, 2022 06:45 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode, our host Anna Smith makes a foray into an animated comedy featuring a robot apocalypse full of "delicious sight gags, absurd one-liners and deliriously silly set-pieces" - in the words of our guest, Catherine Bray. Computer-animated science fiction film The Mitchells vs The Machines, nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the British Academy Film Awards and at the Oscars this year, it is the first mainstream animated feature that has a queer heroine at its heart. Katie ...
Ep 111: The Wall - Climb for Gold with Olympic Athlete Shauna Coxsey MBE
February 01, 2022 15:35 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, our host Anna Smith takes the feminist film conversation to new heights by climbing into the world of sport. We take a look at the empowering documentary The Wall - Climb for Gold, which centres on the lives, perseverance and determination of four female athletes, as they prepare for and compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While the focus is on climbers, this is a human story that everyone can relate to. To unpack this inspiring story about endurance and overcoming obstacles...
Ep 110: Radical period drama Mothering Sunday with Eva Husson, Liz Karlsen & Morgan Kibby
January 31, 2022 18:05 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBMothering Sunday is a radical period drama and portrait of an artist as a young woman. During a sweltering summer in Britain between the wars, it follows domestic servant Jane Fairchild on the titular day off-duty – the day of a secret visit to her illicit upper-class lover. Starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth and Olivia Colman, the superbly acted drama explores themes of grief, class, sexuality and creativity. Our host Anna Smith sat down with the women whose collaboration bro...
Ep 109: Camilla Nielsson on her documentary President & the fight for democracy in Zimbabwe
January 28, 2022 09:24 - 30 minutes - 28 MBPresident is a new, Oscar-shortlisted feature documentary examining the controversial 2018 presidential election in Zimbabwe through stunningly close access. It’s raw, it's gripping, it’s history in the making and it’s a real story that other nations can witness and learn from. In this episode, Anna unpacks the riveting documentary with its director, Camilla Nielsson. First up, Camilla discusses President as a sequel to her film Democrats, and touches on some of her experiences during the t...
Ep 108: Siân Heder and Emilia Jones on CODA and Deaf Representation on Screen
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 87.1 MBThis episode celebrates the film CODA, which has been longlisted for seven British Academy Film Awards: for Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay, for Leading Actress and Supporting Actor, for Casting, and for Sound. The uplifting comedy-drama follows Ruby (Emilia Jones) a 17-year-old CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), who finds herself torn between pursuing a future at music school and her fear of abandoning her family. First, our host Anna speaks to writer-director of CODA, Siân Heder and ...
Ep 107: Feminism & queer representation in the Scream series with star Jasmin Savoy Brown
January 24, 2022 17:20 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this Scream special, we get to the guts of the iconic horror franchise’s latest instalment – from its feminist chops to its send-up of toxic fan culture. With plenty of the wry riffs on horror tropes we’ve come to expect from the series, Scream sees much-loved mainstay characters join forces with new blood to take down the Ghostface killer. This meta-slasher may be playful, but it takes representation refreshingly seriously. Our host Anna Smith chats to Jasmin Savoy Brown, who plays Scre...
Ep 106: The story behind The Colour Room, starring Phoebe Dynevor
January 21, 2022 09:56 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode of Girls On Film, we focus on the fantastic feminist period drama, The Colour Room. The film tells the story of working class Clarice Cliff, the first female ceramist in the pottery factories of Stoke-On-Trent, England, who revolutionised her workplace in the early 20th century. Her mantra? ‘It doesn’t make me any less of an artist to have a little fun at work.’ The Colour Room has a feminist narrative, but it’s also an universal story about following your dreams and believing...
Ep 105: Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about The Lost Daughter + Rebecca Hall & Ruth Negga discuss Passing
January 11, 2022 10:47 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBAnna Smith is joined by two fantastic actresses and now directors, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Hall, to discuss their daring directorial debuts: The Lost Daughter and Passing. Anna is also joined by the star of Passing, Ruth Negga. First up, Maggie discusses the central themes of motherhood and growth in The Lost Daughter, starring Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson and Dagmara Dominczyk. Maggie reveals that her main goal was to portray honesty and authenticity; to create a space on screen whe...
Ep 104: The Chinese Dream - exploring the extraordinary new documentary Ascension
December 23, 2021 14:18 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this episode of Girls On Film, we dive into the film Ascension, which has been shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature for the 2022 Academy Awards. The film explores the contemporary Chinese Dream and the paradox of progress in China, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker and editor Jessica Kingdon. Jessica joins us and talks about her unique and successful style of filming and editing, and the challenges of gaining access to places usually hidden from the cameras. Her doc is visually dr...
Ep 103: Respect in the industry with Director Liesl Tommy & The Film & TV Charity's Alex Pumfrey
December 20, 2021 10:28 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThis industry special goes out to anyone who has ever felt mistreated in a workplace. Liesl Tommy, director of the Aretha Franklin biopic ‘Respect’ starring Jennifer Husdon, returns to Girls On Film to dive deeper into the musical and give her thoughts on respect in the film industry. Liesl reveals details about the new DVD release of 'Respect', defines what respect means to her in her working life, and gives her thoughts on diversity in film criticism. Anna and Liesl also discuss how respect...
Ep 102: Rita Moreno and Latina representation on screen
December 15, 2021 09:16 - 45 minutes - 82.4 MBRita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It is the new and inspirational doc telling the story of the Puerto Rican-born American actress, dancer and singer, whose career has spanned over 70 years. Filmmaker and director Mariem Pérez Riera delves into the remarkable life of Rita Moreno and shines a light on some of Rita’s darker experiences as a woman and an immigrant in the industry. In this episode, Anna speaks to Mariem Pérez Riera, who reveals the parallels between Rita’s life and h...
Ep 101: Dying to Divorce: An inspiring documentary about survivors of gender-based violence
December 10, 2021 15:01 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBThe powerful doc Dying to Divorce reports on the fight against domestic violence in Turkey. Filmed over five years, it tells the story of women who have both faced and are campaigning against domestic violence in Turkey. We review the film with Observer critic Simran Hans, who delves into the reputation and function of documentaries, and also the process of filmmaking as a means of activism. Anna then speaks to director Chloe Fairweather and lawyer Ipek Bozkurt, who appears in the film. Ipek...
Ep 100 Exclusive: Barbara Broccoli talks Bond, feminism and the future of 007
December 10, 2021 09:02 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBWill James Bond ever be a woman? Non binary? A person of colour? The producer of the Bond series reveals all in the 100th episode of Girls On Film, an industry special in partnership with No Time to Die. Powerhouse Barbara Broccoli joins Anna to discuss her work on the franchise, talking about the importance of cinema and community, the exciting roles for women in No Time to Die and Barbara’s love of Daniel Craig as a Bond who shows emotional vulnerability. Barbara also explains why she think...
Ep 99: Women in Film Publicity: An Industry Special Live from Bvlgari Hotel London
November 30, 2021 18:07 - 1 hour - 145 MBIn this very special episode recorded live from Bvlgari Hotel London on the 17th of November, Girls On Film pull back the curtain and celebrate the women in film PR and distribution, who bring the buzz to all your favourite flicks! Anna interviews three panels of women in the industry. First, Anna Whelan, Publicity Manager at Sony and Anne Gartside, Vice President of Publicity at STX Entertainment. Both give an overview of their career trajectories, highlights and recent projects including Gh...
Ep 98: Women in Russian Film: celebrating the female directors at Russian Film Festival UK 2021
November 25, 2021 16:49 - 38 minutes - 87.7 MBThis week on Girls On Film, we are celebrating the Russian Film Festival 2021, a month-long online festival in collaboration with ROSKINO. First, critic Hanna Flint joins Anna to discuss two of the female-directed films in the festival, Doctor Liza and Masha. Anna and Hanna ponder the clever use of levity and humour alongside harrowing subjects, and the stark realism in both of the films. They also talk about how exciting it is to see depictions of post-Soviet Russia on screen, in contrast to...
Ep 97: From lesbian sex clubs to naked period dramas: Rebel Dykes and Mothering Sunday
November 16, 2021 16:40 - 34 minutes - 78.4 MBIn this episode, Anna hears from Eva Husson and Odessa Young, the director and star of Mothering Sunday. They discuss the quiet radicalism of a period drama that tells a woman’s story without the primary focus of female struggle, and how mesmerising it is to watch a female creator come into her own. Anna, Eva and Odessa also chat about the teething problems around the burgeoning role of intimacy coordinators on set, how the industry is (or isn’t) changing for women, and battling grey weather ...
Ep 96: Harry Potter Special at Cinemagic Belfast — Live on Halloween
November 09, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBThis episode of Girls On Film is live from the Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People, on stage in Belfast in 2021. BBC Radio 6 Music film critic and Harry Potter super fan Rhianna Dhillon joins Anna on stage to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The pair journey into the world of Hogwarts and explore the heroic and evil female characters in the franchise. From Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood to Bellat...
Ep 95: Girls On Film meet Mothers of the Revolution: women who changed the world at Greenham Common
October 27, 2021 12:54 - 47 minutes - 109 MBAnna talks to two of the women who changed the world with their anti-nuclear protests at the Greenham Common Peace Camp in the 1980s. Chris Drake and Rebecca Johnson both camped at Greenham Common for years at a time, and now their stories are being told in Briar March’s new documentary, Mothers of the Revolution. First, Anna discusses this release with two top critics, Corrina Antrobus and Angela Errigo. They discuss how much they knew of Greenham before watching the film, the galvanising sp...
Ep 94: Sarah Solemani on sexism, sisterhood and sex workers’ rights + an LFF overview
October 19, 2021 20:59 - 45 minutes - 105 MBSarah Solemani joins Girls On Film to talk to us about Ridley Road, which she wrote. She shares with us how she becomes inspired by projects, and her hope that Ridley Road will "help Britain to see itself". We hear Sarah’s insightful analysis about the need for increased sex workers’ rights, and how her activism has influenced her creative work. Sarah also talks about the psychology of being on set, where the need to be uninhibited can leave one vulnerable. She explains how glad she is to hav...
Ep 93: Bond Battles with Lashana Lynch, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Peter Bradshaw
October 05, 2021 18:52 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBNo Time to Die star Lashana Lynch returns to Girls on Film and lets us in on the state secrets surrounding the first female 007. She shares what her character, Nomi, means to both the Bond franchise and James Bond himself, as well as how sisterhood might have been the key ingredient needed to push the needle forward for the franchise... Lashana’s upcoming projects include ear for eye – out later this month – written and directed by debbie tucker green and produced by No Time to Die producer...
Ep 92: Karen Gillan on Gunpowder Milkshake & Liesl Tommy on Respect
September 21, 2021 19:58 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBRespect director Liesl Tommy and Gunpowder Milkshake star Karen Gillan hit the Girls On Film airwaves this week -- two more fabulous women making female-focused films. Liesl Tommy, director of new Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, joins us to talk about the making of the finger-snapping musical flick. She shares the process of putting the queen of soul on screen, and reveals how the movie’s singing star Jennifer Hudson really does belt out those vocals live. Plus, we hear how she paid her pers...
Ep 91: Daisy Haggard, Chinenye Ezeudu & Alice Seabright live at London Podcast Fest
September 14, 2021 18:36 - 53 minutes - 43.1 MBIn a live episode recorded at the London Podcast Festival, we chat to some of the women behind two big titles on the small screen: Back To Life and Sex Education. First up, creator and star of Back To Life Daisy Haggard chats to Anna about her darkly comic BBC drama, as the show’s second series hits our screens. From teenage fashion and tamagotchis to social attitudes to female criminals, they discuss the stories behind the series. Plus, she shares her directorial daydreams of helming a fem...
Ep 90: Girlfriends, CODA + Portrait of a Lady on Fire feat. Claudia Weill, Noémie Merlant & more
September 07, 2021 19:07 - 49 minutes - 114 MBFrom a 70s feminist classic to a musical drama about the Deaf community, this episode is a summer medley of female-focused film chats that were too good to miss. First up, Girlfriends director Claudia Weill chats to Anna about making the 1978 hidden gem, how feminism has changed since the salad days of the second-wave, and busting Jewish screen stereotypes of the era. Next, we hear from two stars of arthouse smash hit and Girls On Film favourite Portrait Of A Lady On Fire -- both of whom ...
Ep 89: Live At Latitude 2021 with Kerry Fox & Elliana Jay
August 24, 2021 09:36 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBFrom intimacy scenes to industry tips, our fun feminist film chat went down a treat at Latitude Festival’s The Listening Post in July 2021. We were ecstatic to be back on stage for the first time since March 2020! First, Kerry chats to Anna about her directorial debut Topping Out and the short film’s unique depiction of male vulnerability. She further discusses the challenges of filming on scaffolding, explains the importance of the focus puller, and recalls working with director Jane Campi...
Ep 88: Gender in cult horror with Censor director Prano Bailey-Bond & star Niamh Algar
August 17, 2021 19:18 - 44 minutes - 102 MBHorror experts and Censor filmmakers talk gender, guts and gore - and the things we might not want to remember… First up, critics Clarisse Loughrey and Leila Latif get to the guts of the exciting new British horror film Censor, celebrating its role in the female horror renaissance. They debate the movie’s meta-messages and share their own experiences of the video nasties era - or, in Clarisse’s case, the stateside ‘Satanic Panic’. Next, Censor director Prano Bailey-Bond and star Niamh Alga...
Ep 87: I'm Your Man with star Maren Eggert & critic Terri White
August 10, 2021 13:49 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBDan Stevens plays a lovebot in the new female-directed film I'm Your Man... and there's a LOT to discuss! First up, critic and author Terri White joins Anna to talk about the unconventional German rom-com. It stars Maren Eggert as a woman who trials a robot (played by Stevens) designed specifically to please her. Terri and Anna debate the genre of this hybrid movie and discuss its central gender flip. They further unpick the complex character of Alma and celebrate Maren’s memorable performanc...
Ep 86: The Film Industry Post-Pandemic Panel
August 03, 2021 20:56 - 46 minutes - 43 MBIn this bonus episode, we’re bringing you a podcast edition of our ‘Film Industry Post-Pandemic’ panel, created in partnership with the BFI for their Woman With A Movie Camera summit, powered by Jaguar. We assembled a panel of expert women from five corners of the film industry to talk about the future of their fields following the impact of Covid-19. Anna is first joined by Allison Gardner, CEO of Glasgow Film, Claire Vaughan, lead programmer at Cardiff’s multi-artform venue Chapter, and fi...
Ep 85: Sundance 2021 Celebration with Phyllida Lloyd, Mia Bays, Be Manzini and Rintu Thomas
July 29, 2021 19:31 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBAnna is first joined by Mia Bays and Be Manzini for a celebration of Sundance Film Festival: London. Mia gives a rundown of the female-directed films playing at the festival, from documentary The Most Beautiful Boy In The World to musical drama CODA. Be talks about responding to films through poetry and delivers a reading of her Sundance-inspired poem. Next up, Anna talks to director and producer Rintu Thomas about Writing with Fire. This feminist documentary follows the movements of India’...
Ep 84: Black Widow Exclusive & Cannes Preview with Cate Shortland and Wendy Mitchell
July 06, 2021 21:22 - 38 minutes - 87.5 MBFrom Clio Barnard’s hopeful love story Ali & Ava to Eva Husson’s star-studded WWI drama Mothering Sunday, Anna and Wendy look ahead to the most promising female-directed films premiering at Cannes 2021. Their curiosity shifts to Paul Verhoeven’s upcoming lesbian nun movie Benedetta. And finally, it wouldn’t be Cannes without the Palm Dog Award! Next Anna is joined by the director of Black Widow, Cate Shortland. The second female-focused Marvel movie sees Scarlett Johansson reprise her role a...
Ep 83: First Cow & the work of Kelly Reichardt with Mia Bays, Orla Smith & Chrystel Oloukoï
June 17, 2021 15:27 - 34 minutes - 79.3 MBReeling from a screening of First Cow at Picturehouse Central, Mia and Anna join Orla Smith on Zoom for a chat about all things Kelly Reichardt. Her latest film follows the story of a Jewish chef and a Chinese businessman who set out to make their fortune in 1820s Oregon. The critics discuss the film’s tender representation of masculinity, its exploration of American mythologies, and its unique attention to menial tasks. Orla, the executive editor of Seventh Row, gives a background to Kelly’s...
Ep 82: Feminist fathers on screen with Sanjeev Bhaskar and Ashanti Omkar
June 15, 2021 15:52 - 56 minutes - 105 MBWhat makes a father a feminist? We explore a range of movie dads in this episode to celebrate Father’s Day in the UK. Stay tuned for some great movie recommendations, including docs, dramas, and everything in between! First up, Anna Smith is joined by Ashanti Omkar from BBC Asian Network and the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival. From Bollywood fathers to debatable blockbuster dads, Anna and Ashanti consider the types of dads we see on screen. Can the supportive dad unhelpfully pl...