Girls On Film

Director Gurinder Chadha joins Girls On Film for a special episode about her new film Blinded By The Light. Based on the memoirs of Sarfraz Manor, the movie centres around a Bruce Springsteen-obsessed teen. The filmmaker talks about meeting The Boss and how Brexit informed the screenplay, as well as her career, feminism, her next music movie and her plans to make a superhero film. Host Anna Smith also reviews the film along with critic Kim Taylor-Foster, the Entertainment Editor at FANDOM. Book tickets now to watch Girls On Film Live! in Manchester and London: September 3rd at HOME: https://homemcr.org/event/girls-on-film-live-podcast-recording-september/ September 12th 2019 at London Podcast Festival: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/girls-on-film/ Girls On Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold, Jane Long and Alex Quinn.

Three women who’ve forged their own path in the film industry join Anna for an inspiring chat about making waves in a man’s world. Holly F Tarquini founded F-Rated, a ground-breaking system for rating female-driven films, Hilary Oliver launched Cameo Productions, a female-run audio production house & broadcast PR consultancy. Chiara Marañón is Director of UK Programming at MUBI who stream films from fantastic filmmakers who are often overlooked by other services. Anna’s guests also share their reviews of influential movies in their lives. Full list here: Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Johnny Guitar (1954)
 La Camarista /The Chambermaid (2019) Grace of My Heart, (1996) 
 Point Break (1991)
 In a World… (2013)
 Booksmart (2019) Don’t forget to sign up at mubi.com/girlsonfilm to get a free month of curated films to stream, plus a free movie ticket each week! For more info on Cameo go to www.cameopro.com.  Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long.

Director Chanya Button joins Anna in the studio to discuss Vita and Virginia and makes a revelation about the sex scenes between Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki. Our guest critics are Clarisse Loughrey (The Independent) and Sophie Monks Kaufman (Little White Lies), who review the new horror Midsommar starring Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor, as well as the romance Tell It To The Bees starring Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger, and the bizarre gay porn thriller Knife + Heart with Vanessa Paradis. Don’t forget to sign up at mubi.com/girlsonfilm to get a free month of curated films to stream, plus a free movie ticket each week! This episode was recorded at the Mayfair studios of Cameo, a female-run audio production house & broadcast PR consultancy. For more info, go to www.cameopro.com. Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long.

Girls On Film goes live at Edinburgh International Film Festival with guest critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Amber Wilkinson reviewing new releases Support The Girls and Penny Slinger: Out Of The Shadows, as well as EIFF screenings The Souvenir and Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love. Anna is also joined by Miranda de Pencier, the director of the Canadian hit The Grizzlies, along with her star Anna Lambe. Films put to the Bechdel Test include Beautiful Boy; Girlhood; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; Yesterday; Casino Royale and Nénette and Boni, which is showing as part of MUBI’s Claire Denis season. Girls On Film listeners can still take advantage of a complimentary month’s subscription (including free cinema tickets!). Go to www.mubi.com/girlsonfilm for details. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh is Chief Film Critic at Metro newspaper and regularly comments on film across the BBC. She tweets from @Larushka_iz Amber Wilkinson is co-founder and co-director of film website Eye For Film. She tweets from @NinjaWorrier ‏ Anna Smith tweets from @annasmithjourno Girls On Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long.

Award-winning actress Maxine Peake joins Girls On Film live on stage at HOME in Manchester for a special episode to talk about her working life and her commitment to female-led films, such as her upcoming film Gwen. Maxine also puts her favourite films to the Bechdel Test, while critics Emma Jones and Kate Muir join Anna to review Late Night starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, and discuss gender-flipped movies. Anna reveals the winners of the Bumble Female Film Force and invites the listeners to take MUBI up on the offer of a free month’s subscription (including free cinema tickets!). Go to www.mubi.com/girlsonfilm for details Girls On Film will next be at HOME on September 3rd. Girls On Film is an HLA Production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long. Films discussed: Late Night Men In Black International X-Men: Dark Phoenix Ghostbusters Funny Cow Peterloo The Falling Gwen Clueless Aladdin (2019) Desperately Seeking Susan Out Of Sight Hairspray Performance

Booksmart stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever join Anna for a special episode celebrating Olivia Wilde's terrific new comedy about two friends looking for a party. Meanwhile, film critic Karen Krizanovich joins Girls On Film to review the movie and share hilarious highlights. This episode was recorded at the Mayfair studios of Cameo, a female-run audio production house & broadcast PR consultancy. For more info, go to www.cameopro.com.  Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long.

Three fantastic female filmmakers discuss their work on a special Sundance episode of Girls On Film. Lulu Wang (The Farewell) and Sophie Hyde (Animals) talk about portraying female relationships on screen, while The Brink’s Alison Klayman reveals how she gained the trust of notorious far right strategist Steve Bannon. Lulu also speaks about her hopes for the new wave of mainstream Asian-American cinema, while Sophie discusses the joys of working on a film that Caitlin Moran dubbed ‘Withnail for girls’. Sundance London runs til Sunday 2nd June - tickets for screenings at Picturehouse Central are still available at www.picturehouses.com/sundance This episode was recorded at the Mayfair studios of Cameo, a female-run audio production house & broadcast PR consultancy. For more info, go to www.cameopro.com.  Don’t forget to sign up at mubi.com/girlsonfilm to get a free month of curated films to stream, plus a free movie ticket each week! Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long.

Cannes special! Girls On Film hits the Cannes Film Festival with an episode recorded at the UK Film Centre in front of an industry audience. Films reviewed include Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and The Dead Don’t Die along with Cannes classics like We Need To Talk About Kevin. Our guest film critics are Leslie Felperin and Ella Kemp while Melissa Silverstein and Delphyne Besse discuss activism at Cannes and beyond. We have an exclusive offer for listeners: we’ve teamed up with our friends at MUBI to give you a whole month of curated films to stream, plus four free hand-picked UK cinema tickets! Register at mubi.com/girlsonfilm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and audio producer Kellie Redmond This episode supported by Independent Film Company, UEG and FiXX. Leslie Felperin is a film critic writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The Guardian. Ella Kemp is a freelance writer for Culture Whisper, Empire, Little White Lies and Sight & Sound. Delphyne Besse is an international sales agent, Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Urban Distribution International and co-founder of the gender equality movement in France, Collectif 50/50x2020. Melissa Silverstein is is the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood, and Co-Founder/Artistic Director of the Athena Film Festival

Amma Asante joins Anna Smith and film critics Wendy Lloyd and Angie Errigo for a special episode in front of an audience at The AllBright Club Mayfair. Asante talks about her new film, Where Hands Touch, as well as her career, inspirations and being a film director in the age of Time’s Up. Films reviewed include Avengers: Endgame and Woman At War; while the panel discuss research around critical responses to the sexual violence in Red Sparrow. Releases put to the Bechdel Test range from Claire Denis’ High Life to Dragged Across Concrete, while audience questions bring out fascinating issues around gender, film and bias. Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long. Follow our guests on @AmmaAsante @amerrigoround  @WendyLloydvoice ‏and @annasmithjourno.

Us, Eighth Grade and Madeline’s Madeline are reviewed by Anna and her guests: Total Film’s Jane Crowther and BBC’s Rhianna Dhillon.  Recorded live at HOME in Manchester, episode 10 also features lively audience contributions and the panel dissect The Pajama Game, Dirty Dancing, Bend It Like Beckham, Passengers, Thor: Ragnarok, Whiplash and Greta. Find out why Bo Burnham is our first male interviewee, and hear from director Josephine Decker about Madeline’s Madeline, which is in cinemas and on MUBI from May 10 (mubi.com/madeline). We have an exciting exclusive offer for listeners: we’ve teamed up with our friends at MUBI to give you a whole month of curated films to stream, plus four free hand-picked UK cinema tickets! Register at mubi.com/girlsonfilm Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long. Follow us on Twitter: @totalfilm_jane ‏@RhiannaDhillon and @annasmithjourno. Like us on www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast/ Look out for future Girls On Film events at homemcr.org as part of their year-long Celebrating Women in Global Cinema season.