Mar 1, 2010 | No Comments | ByJulia Carruthers
Matador Maripaz Vega in the bullring
Is bullfighting sport, dance, theatre or blood ritual? She Is The Matador reveals bullfighting to be all of these. Through current interviews and archival footage illustrating the history of women in bullfighting, the film offers a window on the highly choreographed and deadly match between bull and human that remains enormously popular in Spain, even as it is reviled by many in an age of animal rights.
Celeste Carrasco & Gemma Cubero del Barrio run the Talcual Films production company and She Is The Matador is their joint directorial debut.
We are thrilled to be screening this passionate account of a fascinating tradition as part of our 2010 Festival this Friday and caught up with Celeste and Gemma in lieu of this.
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Feb 15, 2010 | No Comments | ByJulia Carruthers
Samantha Morton's directorial debut The Unloved
The directorial debut from Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Morton, The Unloved is a powerful drama about a young girl growing up in a children’s home provides an intimate child’s-eye view of the UK’s care system.
Working with screenwriter Tony Grisoni (Red Riding), Morton has created a script that gives an honest and intimate child’s-eye view of the care system in the UK. Filmed in Morton’s hometown of Nottingham, the two young leads – Molly Windsor and Lauren Socha – were cast through a series of open auditions held across Nottingham schools, drama groups and at The Television Workshop, which Morton herself attended.
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Jan 20, 2010 | 1 Comment | ByJulia Carruthers
Immodesty Blaize in Burlesque Undressed
Immodesty Blaize stars in Burlesque Undressed; an exclusive behind the scenes look at the art of tease. The film features dazzling live performances, lavish costumes and interviews with burlesque stars past and present. Warm, celebratory, cheeky, glamorous and revelatory, this is the ultimate film on burlesque. Immodesty was a special guest at our festival last year as part of the Femme Fatals season and we were were excited to get an interview with director Alison Grist.
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