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@emily-cook Nov 14, 2016, 4:24 PM UTC

FILM FOCUS: EPISODE 10- THE 80’S EDITION WITH SPECIAL GUEST, STRANGER THINGS’ LYNDA REISS

In this episode Sarah and I review recent releases Tickled, a bizarre and chilling documentary into the sinister world of competitive tickling, and Swiss Army Man including an interview clip with Dan…

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@emily-cook Oct 24, 2016, 9:49 AM UTC

DADA and Film: Rebellion Of The Objects - The Curious and Bizarre

A specially commissioned article for Film Focus' Emily Cook from Mike Freedman, founder of the world's first Dadaist festival: LonDADA Back in late spring of 2015, during my habitual descent down the…

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@emily-cook Oct 13, 2016, 1:18 PM UTC

Exclusive interview: Here's what happened when I spoke to BBC Proms Multi-Camera Director Peter Maniura

I'm passionate about telling the stories of intriguing, inspired and successful people within the Film and TV industry so that others can be positively influenced and guided by their stories and advi…

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@emily-cook Oct 10, 2016, 1:55 PM UTC

What really happens on a Hen do / Bachelorette party... Manx style

When most people think of these kinds of weekends they imagine laddish behavior and rowdy gaggles of drunk women... this isn't always the case. Last weekend I traveled to the gorgeous Isle of Man to…

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@emily-cook Oct 7, 2016, 4:38 PM UTC

Today's Project: Filming a Casting Session with Simon Amstell (Never Mind the Buzzcocks)

Today I was luckily enough to film a casting session for Comedian and Writer Simon Amstell's latest project. It was superb getting back to grips with the camera that I was trained on a few months bac…

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@emily-cook Oct 7, 2016, 1:56 PM UTC

Revealing Number 1 in our Count Down of 5 Female Filmmakers You Should Know About: MARY HARRON

Drum-roll please.... The number one spot is held by.... Mary Harron who directed the 2000 physiological thriller American Psycho. American Psycho Promotional Image What’s it all about? American Psych…

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@emily-cook Oct 6, 2016, 1:14 PM UTC

5 Female Filmmakers You Should Know About - Count Down - Presenting Number 2: MAYA DEREN

Creepy and disturbing visions.... At number two in our count down is experimental filmaker Maya Deren who wrote, produced, co-directed and starred in the twisted, surrealist short film Meshes of the…

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@emily-cook Oct 5, 2016, 12:51 PM UTC

5 Female Filmmakers You Should Know About - Count Down - Presenting Number 3: PENELOPE SPHEERIS

At number three in our count down is Penelope Spheeris who surprisingly directed cult classic, bromance comedey Wayne’s World (1992). What’s it all about? Wayne’s World is a comedy which tells the st…

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@emily-cook Sep 30, 2016, 11:03 AM UTC

5 Female Filmmakers You Should Know About - Count Down - Presenting Number 4: AMMA ASANTE

At number four in our count down is Amma Asante who directed ‘Belle’ (2013) What’s it all about? Belle is a film directed by BAFTA award winning Writer/Director Amma Asante and tells the extraordinar…

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@emily-cook Sep 29, 2016, 11:21 AM UTC

5 Female Filmmakers You Should Know About - Count Down - Presenting Number 5: LYNNE RAMSAY

It’s no secret that sadly, the film industry and Hollywood in particular are male dominated arenas and that still today there are a whole array of gender barriers female filmmakers come up against in…

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