The SQ Podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of all things film, the women in them and the women who make them, hosted by Millicent Thomas and Megan Wilson. This weeks episode is on the women of the MCU and discusses the trailers for Ocean’s 8 and The Incredibles 2. You can also subscribe on iTunes here.
Our ‘Women Film-Makers’ segment wants to try to showcase the work of budding women directors. This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be making films as a profession, or submitting them to festivals, you can submit something you made for a school project, or just lil experimental stuff you’ve shot by yourself or with friends. All we need is a …
Jessamyn Leigh is a twenty-something woman making web series’ in the Pacific Northwest. Her latest project is called Twincidents and she likes to describe it as “Shakespeare meets The Parent Trap”. Inspired by her own families experiences with adoption—her youngest brother was adopted through foster care—as well as recent films like Lion and Twinsters, Jessamyn wanted to update the …
Bailey Heinonen is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California’s Film and Television Production BFA and the director of over a dozen short films and videos, co-director of one 30-min sitcom pilot, and director of the feature length horror mockumentary Knife Blood Pt.2. With a small but dedicated team of students, recent graduates, and …
The SQ Podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of all things film, the women in them and the women who make them, hosted by Millicent Thomas and Megan Wilson. This weeks episode is a spoiler-heavy discussion of Alex’s Garland’s latest film Annihilation and discusses new trailers for Sorry To Bother You and The Spy Who Dumped …
The moment my friend and I finished binge-watching She’s Gotta Have It, we resolved to do our best to emulate Nola Darling. Her poise and creativity drew us in within the first ten minutes of the first episode; her confidence and steadfast self-intuity inspired us through every episode after. A character who represents so many … Continue reading
Despite the birth of the beloved franchise occurring before my time, but having played the 2015 game Rise of the Tomb Raider, I grew to love Lara Croft. Switching out the crop top and shorts for a vest and trousers (with pockets!), gave her a new appeal; she was realistic. Realistic for an adventure video … Continue reading
Our ‘Women Film-Makers’ segment wants to try to showcase the work of budding women directors. This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be making films as a profession, or submitting them to festivals, you can submit something you made for a school project, or just lil experimental stuff you’ve shot by yourself or with friends. All we need is a … Continue reading
I was fortunate enough to have been invited to London’s BFI on Southbank this week to attend a screening and a tasting of their new menu, curated by London Calling and the BFI. The screening was a part of their current ‘Girlfriend’s’ season which celebrates trailblazing women filmmakers and some of the best portrayals of … Continue reading
Based on Jonathan Ames’ 2013 novella of the same name, Lynne Ramsay’s fourth feature, You Were Never Really Here, is a gripping and intense sensory overload. Joaquin Phoenix, on top form, plays Joe, a former soldier who now carries out hitman-like retrieval jobs of missing and runaway kids, providing much more discretion and opportunity for … Continue reading
Artwork by Chloe Leeson To celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, seven of our Queens have chosen their favourite unlikely women heroes in film. MINNIE GOETZ- The Diary of a Teenage Girl 1970’s San Francisco; Minnie Goetz, fifteen, embarks on her first sexual relationship, with her mother’s boyfriend Monroe, thirty-five. Typical coming-of-age ensues. Marielle Heller’s directorial … Continue reading
Go out and grab the nearest male with any affinity for filmmaking and quiz him on his favourite directors. Go out- do it. I feel secure in guaranteeing that amongst the ‘Tarantinos’ and the ‘Finchers’ one name that shall continuously arise is that of Edgar Wright, English director, producer, screenwriter, national treasure. He is perhaps … Continue reading
