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Invisible Women
Jan 11, 2022
Spotlight: Amaka Igwe
Dika Ofoma introduces us to '90s Nollywood rebel Amaka Igwe, whose work lay the foundations for a new generation of Nigerian filmmakers.
Invisible Women
Nov 11, 2021
Spotlight: Ruby Grierson
This is the first instalment of a two-parter centred on Scottish filmmaking sisters Ruby and Marion Grierson.
Invisible Women
Sep 12, 2021
Punch In / Out: Collectivisation
"Collectivisation" features two films that upend the exploitative power dynamic of director and subject, using the camera’s power for change
Invisible Women
Sep 12, 2021
Punch In / Out: Payslip
The films in “Payslip” deal with timely themes around the value of work, pay equity, unsafe working conditions and lack of care.
Invisible Women
Sep 12, 2021
Punch In / Out: Clock in Clock out
“Clock In, Clock Out” pairs two filmmakers who challenge the stereotypes of the cleaning lady, symbol for invisible female labour.
Invisible Women
Sep 12, 2021
Punch In / Out: Double Shift
The opening programme of punch in/out: iterations of labour has the title “Double Shift”, examining how home and labour intersect.
Invisible Women
Jul 14, 2021
Spotlight: Invisible Women of 1970s Hollywood
This month we deep dive into the fascinating story of inimitable Polly Platt and her extraordinary contemporaries.
Invisible Women
Jun 16, 2021
Spotlight: Sandra Lahire
This pride month we’re basking in the glorious queer gaze of Sandra Lahire. A central figure in the feminist workshop movement of the 1980s.
Invisible Women
May 19, 2021
Spotlight: Sarah Erulkar
This month we celebrate brilliant Anglo-Indian filmmaker Sarah Erulkar, who broke her way into the white male-dominated 1950s film industry.
Invisible Women
Apr 14, 2021
Spotlight: Mary Blair
This months Spotlight focuses Mary Blair, the wildly creative and impossibly chic Art Director who shaped the Disney studio’s iconic imagery
Invisible Women
Mar 10, 2021
Spotlight: Fronza Woods
Meet Fronza Woods, an American director whose short films are warm, witty and revealing explorations of the interior lives of Black women.
Invisible Women
Feb 10, 2021
Spotlight: Evelyn Lambart
February’s Spotlight is on Evelyn Lambart, a trailblazing animator whose irresistible films never fail to make us smile.
Invisible Women
Jan 13, 2021
Spotlight: Sankofa Film & Video Collective
We felt as Black artists that we needed to have space where we could create, because it’s only when you have that space, that you can...
Invisible Women
Dec 16, 2020
Spotlight: Wendy Toye
Like many wonderful filmmakers Wendy Toye came to film through dance. What is it about dance that often seems to lead to the camera?
Invisible Women
Nov 10, 2020
Spotlight: Leontine Sagan
This month’s Spotlight will transport us to 1930s Berlin, as we explore the story of the women behind queer classic Mädchen in Uniform.
Invisible Women
Oct 7, 2020
Spotlight: Jenny Gilbertson
After several decades hiatus, Jenny Gilbertson returned to filmmaking in the 1970s. An extraordinary, inspiring second act story.
Invisible Women
Sep 9, 2020
Spotlight: Kathleen Collins
This Spotlight focuses on filmmaker and writer Kathleen Collins, the great lost-then-found chronicler of race, class and gender in 1980s NY.
Invisible Women
Aug 5, 2020
Spotlight: Sarah Jacobson
Sarah’s story is a simple tragedy of lost potential. Yet despite her tiny body of work, she has become a legend of the indie underground.
Invisible Women
Jul 8, 2020
Spotlight: Kay Mander
This is a fan letter to Kay Mander, who captured our hearts the moment we heard her sassy account of working in the 1940s film industry.
Invisible Women
Jun 10, 2020
Spotlight: Ngozi Onwurah
Our first SPOTLIGHT focuses on Ngozi Onwurah, a wildly imaginative filmmaker and first black female director to release a feature in the UK.
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