Ep 36: Monica Dolan, Desiree Akhavan, Mark Cousins & Nisha Ganatra

This episode features extended, uncut interviews from the latest Girls On Film YouTube show with the British Film Institute. Actor Monica Dolan chats about her leading role in Days of the Bagnold Summer, and about collaborating with writers and directors in films including Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and The Falling. She explores three of her favourite iconic female roles in cinema, and shares her views on the visibility of female directors.   Actor, writer and director Desiree Akhavan talks about the delicate balance of directing sex scenes in The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Appropriate Behaviour, and shares a message for ‘film nerds’ in isolation.   Writer and director Mark Cousins becomes Girls On Film’s second ever male guest, and reveals the behind the scenes story behind Women Make Film, paying tribute to his iconic narrators including Tilda Swinton and Jane Fonda. Finally, director Nisha Ganatra (Late Night) talks about her new film The High Note starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson. She shares her upbeat views about the future for female directors and her solution for reaching gender parity.  Watch the full filmed version of this episode on the BFI’s YouTube here: https://youtu.be/mrBpdWKDSDo Catch the previous episode with Billie Piper, Sally Phillips and Ronni Ancona here: https://youtu.be/FG_VyY6Jy6A Join us for the next filmed episode: 6.30pm on June 23rd 2020 on the BFI’s YouTube channel. Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Girls On Film is an HLA production, presented by Anna Smith, exec produced by Hedda Archbold and audio produced by Jane Long. Principal Partner: Peter Brewer. Intern: Heather Dempsey. With thanks to the British Film Institute