An Interview with Sarah Li
We spoke to Sarah Li about their film Opening the Closet Doors, a creative response to LGBTQ stories in the archives at Darlington Hippodrome – our Women X 2022 venue – made in collaboration with local LGBTQ people. They talk us through their filmmaking journey, queer histories, and working with archival material.
An Interview with Zoe Alker
Zoe Alker is a writer and director who is currently based in Bristol. In 2019, Zoe released her Cornish-language film, Yn Mor (At Sea), which was highly commended and awarded with titles such as ‘Best Regional Short’ at the Cornish Film Festival. Since the successes of Yn Mor, Zoe has continued to prove her filmmaking skills and talent by working with Miles Sloman as part of the BBC New Creatives Scheme on short film Anoraks, as well as working with musician Orla Gartland on her music video projects Did It To Myself and Figure It Out. Due to these achievements, Zoe has been a part of this year's BFI Weekender - an event which aims to showcase the talents of filmmakers from working class backgrounds.
An Interview with Natasha Hawthornthwaite
Natasha Hawthornthwaite is a filmmaker co-founder of Northern Heart Films. Due her successes, she is part of this years’ BFI Weekender - a weekend dedicated to celebrating the best working class talent in filmmaking today, In this interview, she talks to us about her latest filmmaking ventures and delves into the realities of being a contemporary filmmaker from a working class background.