Trainer, project manager and artist-producer
Thanks to a grant from the British Council’s Art Connects Us programme, in 2018 I travelled to South Africa to meet the people making the SA film exhibition scene happen.
Over three weeks in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, my research discovered how film exhibitors in South Africa are developing their craft through training, professional development and networks. Continue reading “RESEARCHER, BRITISH COUNCIL SSA AFRICA”
In 2014, Friends of Crystal Palace Subway commissioned me to run a film screening event for their Heritage Lottery Inspired by the Subway project. I put together an evening of 3½ films starring the palace, the park and the subway, framing Crystal Palace as a magical zone of pleasure and transformation. Continue reading “PROGRAMMING CONSULTANT, CRYSTAL PALACE AT THE MOVIES”
A film programme for the BFI’s Love season. “Bollywood is famous for its romantic storylines. But some of the most exciting contemporary Indian films feature not ‘boy-meets-girl’ love but ‘boy-meets-boy’ relationships that are no less powerful for their lack of direct sexual contact.” Continue reading “CURATOR, YOUNG GUNS OF BOLLYWOOD BROMANCE”
In 2014 I planned a touring programme of international film adaptations for Shakespeare’s 500th anniversary. Films included a Bollywood Othello, Chinese martial arts Hamlet, Madagascan Macbeth, an Italian spaghetti western, samurai King Lear, Romeo & Juliet expoitation flick and a Hollywood teen comedy Taming of the Shrew. Continue reading “CURATOR, GLOBAL SHAKESPEARE ON FILM”
PHOENIX FRY 