Projects in genres: Woman Director

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Strippers Beth and Lily are on their way to work a stag do. This is also Lily’s last night on the job. Unfortunately, they suddenly find themselves in a dilemma…

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EMILY imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world's most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers Emily Brontë who died too soon at the age of 30.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022 - World premiere

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CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY follows the adventures of a 14 year old girl in medieval England, as she navigates through life and avoiding potential suitors her father has in mind.
Official selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022

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A body positive comedy that joyfully reclaims female sexuality and self-confidence. Mandy is a plus size burlesque enthusiast who is nervously practicing for her first public performance with the help of her best friend and dance partner, Jenna. It’s not until Jenna is in trouble that Mandy realizes she doesn’t need the glittering stage and best friend at her side to take up space and perform in all her fat and sexy glory.

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A dark comedy about death anxiety that follows Mara as she grapples with the belief that she has killed everybody she's gotten close to.

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A powerful story of a woman overcoming the trauma of a sexual assault and how she learns to heal herself and reclaim her freedom.

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Zindy uncovers a huge secret after being seduced by a mysterious gift, in this modern re-telling of the classic fairy tale ‘The Red Shoes.’

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In a future world under strict population control, a strong, independent, fertile Kate is drafted to have a baby. Unlike her best friend Jessica, Kate doesn’t want to be a mother and suffers. Her personal choice is taken away at each step and when she wants to gift her opportunity away to Jessica, she cannot because her fertility is a commodity and the presumed fairness of a lottery is society’s way of maintaining equality and exerting control. While the two best friends are ripped apart, unable to follow their dreams, they succeed in awakening the audience and reveal the faults in the system.

THE DRAFT is meant to evoke a debate around the lacking freedom of choice women still face today. A woman should have complete control over her body but we can be scorned for not doing what others - and society - consider to be our duty, our purpose as women. This film is about what can happen when our right to be childfree by choice is taken from us. Equality demands that we as women and men respect each other’s individuality and choices, whether that’s becoming a mother or not.

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THE HOUSE is a 25 minute experience on a VR headset which uses a house as a metaphor for Northern Ireland and puts the player in role as a potential resident. The piece was created following a successful run in both West and East Belfast of a live experience through a domestic house.
THE HOUSE was created with the Commission for Victims and Survivors, using their research into post conflict inter-generational trauma, 25 years on from the GFA.

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A story of the miraculous journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022 - Opening Gala - World premiere

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Atomfa shares surprising stories from the final days of a rural nuclear power station. From local mythologies and the promise of the atomic age to the space age. From the past, the present & long into the future.

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Step into the shoes of Bertha Benz, the wife of Karl Benz and inventor of the first automobile. Set in 1886 Germany, explore the workshop and discover Bertha's backstory, search for the blueprints to the world's first car, assemble the engine for her husband's invention, and embark on a road trip that will change the course of history.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2023 - North American premiere