Sundance 2021: Kaitlyn Schwalje
Snowy is a 2021 documentary short film written by Kaitlyn Schwalje. This documentary short stemmed from co-directors Alex Wolf Lewis and Kaitlyn Schwalje’s marvelling at the fact that, year after year, their turtle Snowy remains alive every time they celebrate thanksgiving. By investigating animal happiness, this documentary short explores the human capacity to understand the animals that live in our homes. In this conversation, Kaitlyn talks us through what it means to answer “unanswerable” questions, as well as her experience at Sundance this year.
Sundance 2021: Nomawonga Khumalo
Each year we speak with the women featured at Sundance Film Festival, with this years festival being online it’s certainly a different experience for the filmmakers. Kick starting our series of interviews is, Filmmaker Nomawonga Khumalo. She tells us about her new short film Five Tiger, what inspires her and how the pandemic has forced the film industry to be more innovative and accessible.
Easing yourself into 2021
Our founder, Caris Rianne, is here to provide you with some helpful tips on how to approach the new year with realistic optimism and some of the ways she is easing herself into an unpredictable new year.
Hello January
Happy New Year! Don’t worry, we won’t be spamming you with ‘new year, new me’ mantras as they are almost never helpful. However, it does feel refreshing to be heading into 2021 and rather than putting pressure on resolutions, let’s give ourselves a break. Have a see what our team are recommending for you to check out this January and find out what we will be up to this month.
44 Women And Non-Binary Filmmakers We Loved In 2020
We decided to pop together a small list of some of the women and non-binary filmmakers that we loved in 2020 from the festivals we were lucky enough to attend.
10 Christmas choices for alternative festive viewing
Sometimes, watching a traditional Christmas film just doesn’t find its way onto our to-do list during the festive period. Luckily for you, our team has broken down some of their favourite Christmas moments from ‘non-Christmas’ films and TV shows for you to pop on your watchlist if you fancy some alternative watching over your well-deserved break.
Leeds International Film Festival 2020
This year we were fortunate enough to attend Leeds International Film virtually where we caught some incredible feature features and fantastic short films too. Our team shares their thoughts on some of their favourite picks from the festival, our only regret is that we couldn’t watch everything, because it was a brilliant selection!
Hello December
It’s finally here! The end of 2020! It’s been one hell of a year but we are determined to end it on a wonderfully feel-good festive note. December is a time for cosying up in blankets with a hot drink and a Christmas favourite playing on the telly. So grab yourself a cup of tea and have a see what the RP team are recommending this December.
Challenges of being Working-Class in the Film Industry
Creating awareness on the importance of better support for working-class actors is vital, particularly women of colour and LGBTQ+ professionals working in film. We need to be working to create more equal opportunities that support one another, to allow us to expand our viewpoints and support the experiences of others.
Wellbeing as a creative during a global pandemic.
With lockdown thrusting us into a completely unknown and often scary situation; how is this impacting creatives in already uncertain industries? Larissa explores in this piece.