Sarah Grant
@SGrantCreative
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Writer/Director/Actor/Poet 🏴🏳️🌈 BAFTA Flare 23 | RTS Winner 22 | Sharp Shorts 21 | First Features 21 | Runner of @fatgirlbestie | watch STUNNERS
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‘Fight Me’, debut comedy feature film by Sarah Grant, is crowdfunding now on Kickstarter.
“What happens when the office wallflower punches the office misogynist in the face? The Office (US) meets Bottoms.”
Pledge now ♥️♥️
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Celebrating my first Directing credit for TV. Congrats to Roughcut and Chi for the release of Things You Should Have Done, and thanks to Director and Mentor Extraordinaire Jack Clough, and BBC Comedy Collective for the opportunity ✨✨✨
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I have two huge amazing career announcements coming this week… but I spent this morning crying because I have 20 quid to my name rn while waiting for invoices and I had to ask my partner for money.
This industry is brutal and surviving and thriving and very different things.
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Amazing things I’m finally allowed to talk about!!
I’ve been selected to be part of first BBC Comedy Collective bursary, stepping up my directing experience for tv. After such a hard week I’m celebrating today ♥️
📢 Next generation of comedy talent from across the UK named in BBC's inaugural Comedy Collective
"The BBC Comedy Collective supports on and off screen talent from across the UK"
More here ➡️
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Welcome? Absolutely.
Only if you can be available on a full time freelance basis, go through 18 unpaid development schemes, fund your own passion projects/proof of concepts, wait an extra three months to have your invoices paid, and not make anyone uncomfortable with your accent
Are working-class creatives truly welcome in the arts?
There is a lot more this industry could be doing to make working-class creatives feel welcome – and it isn’t just tick-box schemes and small print, says writer Kat Rose-Martin (
@KatMartin92
) 👇
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10 years ago today I was day drunk at a gig in Stirling, when this random musician did a live looping set on the bass. I was smashed and so after I loudly proclaimed him The Bass Wizard to all and yelled in his face that he was awesome and important.
Reader, I married him.
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WE WON!!!!
Delighted to announce that CANDY has won Best Film and Best Lead Performer at the INCREDIBLE WomenX film festival.
This is my favourite festival in the world. Thank you to Caris and the team for a wonderful weekend, I can’t wait for next year ♥️
@riannepictures
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Happy Monday. I’m making a feature film. FIGHT ME!!
Very nervous and excited to announce that after years of waiting for the right story, the right team, the right time, I have decided to tackle my first feature and I’ll be launching a crowdfunder 8th May.♥️🔥💪
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Scottish writing Twitter! I need some advice. Writing dialogue in Scots, do you think that’s condescending to the working classes? I am a working class writer and think it represents my voice, but don’t want to be Dickens writing the whores and street urchins. Thoughts?
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@joannaccherry
It’s good to see you believe pride should be inclusive. Therefore why do you have a problem with messages against Trans-EXCLUSIONARY radical feminists?
Ps. Don’t use private citizens photos without permission. Not in any way okay.
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Got a devastatingly disappointing rejection today, and after telling some people, within an hour Nicola was at my door with flowers. This industry is brutal and hard, and I couldn’t do it without my support network who always make me feel better on days like today.
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I’ve been sitting on this for a while but I am SO EXCITED to say that I’ve been selected as part of this years BFI Flare x BAFTA programme.
My wee bisexual heart (which often has queer imposter syndrome) is very full, and I can’t wait to learn share and be part of this cohort ♥️
EXCLUSIVE: The BFI and BAFTA have set the 2023 cohort of the BFI Flare x BAFTA mentoring scheme, which provides National Lottery funding and mentoring to six LGBTQIA+ filmmakers working towards their debuts in film and television
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So,
@KatrinaAllen_
and I have some AMAZING news
We now have a treatment in development with UKTV as part of its female script writers initiative with Comedy 50:50
I'm so proud of all we have done in the past year and very excited about taking another step towards writing for TV
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I've met a lot of people in the last month so if you're new here, hi! I'm Sarah. I'm a writer, director and actor based in Glasgow. I love telling body and sex positive womxn led stories that are joyful. I'm currently on the BAFTA Flare mentoring programme for queer filmmakers
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POSTER REVEAL
Big Moves” is my latest film, an authored short doc about learning to dance as a plus size woman, and my relationship to dance in film & media. This is the most raw I have ever been and I am so proud of it and excited/petrified to share this journey with the world
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Last night me and
@KatrinaAllen_
got to watch something we wrote and performed In on a big screen AT THE BBC. An amazing and surreal night. Can’t wait to share more about it with you. Keep your eyes peeled in June
@bbcstudios
@BBCComedyScot
@BBCScotland
@mbignell
@keownmcniamh
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I am beyond speechless (and a little bit weepy) but completely delighted to say that ‘Candy’ has WON the
#16Days16Films
festival!!
Words cannot express how much this means to me, thank you!
You can still catch Candy online until Christmas Eve♥️
@shortcircscot
@BlazingGriffin
And now our winner of this year’s
#16Days16Films
2022 🥁🥁🥁
Announced by jury member
@AdwoaAboah_
The competition may be over, but you still have time to watch all of the films here:
@sgrantcreative
@candycomedy2022
@mishamccullagh
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Oh, y’all ain’t even ready…
🤩👀♥️
@MishaMcCullagh
@KatrinaAllen_
@laceydemure
@writergabriel
@shortcircscot
@devereuxbass
#CANDYcomedy
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THIS WEEK! In 2 days’ time mine and Katrina’s pilot ‘Stunners’ is coming to iPlayer. This is the biggest thing we’ve ever done so we’re going to be talking a lot about it, we’re so proud of it and we are so excited to share. Stay tuned
#StunnersBBC
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PAID CASTING CALL!
Now casting some key roles for my upcoming
@shortcircscot
industry funded short, 'Candy'. Share and tag people you think would be interested, and get in touch with myself or
@MishaMcCullagh
if you have any questions <3
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The amount of times I hear “I consider myself working class” in this industry and have to absolutely bite down. Y’all. BE HONEST.
David Beckham is the last remaining investigative journalist
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My head literally cannot comprehend this but myself &
@KatrinaAllen_
just won an RTS Award!
What started as us wanting to talk about periods in a way that’s funny, honest & shame free, has turned into the wildest year long ride, & it’s far from over.
So grateful & proud 🥰🤩
Can't quite believe it but
@SGrantCreative
& I have only gone and bloody WON the Royal Television Society Short Form award for BURDS 'The Colour Wheel'!! 🥳
Thank you so much
@RTSScotland
@RTS_media
&
@mbignell
@BBCScotland
for all your support!!!
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Big News: it’s my birthday!
Bigger News: MY BOOK COMES OUT IN ONE MONTH AND YOU CAN PRE-ORDER NOW!!
‘Fat Girl Best Friend’, published by Tippermuir Books, is a book about plus size women in film and tv and it is coming July 7th.
I’ll accept birthday gifts in way of preorders
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I bought this dress 10y ago. I knew I couldn’t wear it, it was too busty and tight, so I hid it at the bottom of my memory box with the promise that I would wear it after I lost weight. I’m wearing it tonight cause I’m done waiting for that. I look amazing and next year is mine
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WE CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT OUR AMAZING PILOT!!
Stunners is coming for ya!
BBC Scotland has ordered new The Farm and Stevens & McCarthy specials, as well as pilots The Islelanders and Stunners.
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Every year a distant Aunty sends me the Outlander traineeship for new creatives, and EVERY YEAR I tell her thanks but I’m actually about 8 years too qualified for it. I don’t think it will stop until I actually write, direct and star in a whole series of Outlander.
Sending strength to writers-in-between-jobs everywhere who will be forced to field questions at the Thanksgiving table like, “I know you’re not working but have you tried emailing SNL?” and “I actually have an idea for a screenplay mind if I pick your brain?”
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Day two, DONE! Couldn’t have done what I did without such a dedicated and supportive crew (who stayed an extra hour, THANK YOU) and fellow cast members. Actually can’t believe that part of done now ♥️
#CANDYcomedy
@shortcircscot
@BlazingGriffin
@MishaMcCullagh
@cdaniel2
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Sooooooo happy to be able to say that I have an industry funded short happening with
@shortcircscot
get ready for a story about a fat, mouthy, Glaswegian burlesque enthusiast who will do anything for her best friend.
This is anything but a ‘fat girl beat friend’ story ♥️
We are excited to announce the nine films that will be produced through
#SharpShorts
! 📽️
Each team will take part in intensive production training and receive up to £15k to produce their short film.
🔗
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I’m very tired, and yes I know this needs a lot of work and I’m fat from done, and yes I know I will be spending most of tomorrow transferring this from word to Cetlx, but guys… I finished my feature film 🥰
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Mon the lassies representing Scotland at the UK National Poetry Slam final at the Royal Albert Hall!
@jennywithwords
Kathrerine McFarlane and
@HandTBristol
🤩🥰
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Today has been a very anxious Monday BUT some lovely news came to make it sweeter. The lovely people at the Cannes Film Festival have made it so some of the 48 Hour films that missed out last year will be screened this year soooo
'SCARE' IS GOING TO CANNES
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So me and Dev played Glastonbury today.
For all my poeting, I have no words 🥰
Sarah Grant kicking off day three after the anthemic tones of Gecko. It's all happening at Poetry&Words ❤️
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Exposed in all the ways.
I cannot begin to tell you how scared I am to share my latest film, Big Moves with the world. Most of my team can’t make it to its home debut screening at Glasgow Short next week, so this is me genuinely asking people to come and support me.
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I'M GOING TO CANNES!!!!!
Our first film of the evening--"Scare" by Coven Productions - Edinburgh
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Can we PLEASE make a little commotion for the DOP of my latest film, Perry Jonsson <3
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Merry Christmas from the Grant Devereux household! A household with absolutely no storage to house a tree the other 11 months out of the year.
Thanks to the
@TheHBFilmFest
for providing our star ⭐️
@devereuxbass
#ChristmasTree
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Me and
@devereuxbass
are only celebrating one thing today…
We’re playing Glastonbury!!
After covid killed it dead, myself and Dev will be reviving my debut spoken word show, Spark and performing it at Glastonbury this year. We are SO EXCITED to be in the bill ♥️♥️♥️
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Today should have been spent at the Palais de Festival at
#CannesFilmFestival
watching my short film, ‘Scare’ play at short corner, but COVID Cannescelled (get it?) my plan. So here’s my “don’t gie a fuck” face as I get smashed in Scotland. Maybe next time, y’all ✌️
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Cats out of the bag now so I'm very excited to say that my next project will be a documentary. It's personal, its body positive and it's joyful, the rest is a surprise <3
We're delighted to reveal the commissioned filmmakers for the Bridging the Gap 20! Read more👉
Huge congratulations to all the candidates selected to take part in training programme✨
#BridgingtheGap
is supported by
@screenscots
&
@NIScreen
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I have returned to my childhood bedroom for inspiration (which my parents now use for storage) because today I start work on an amazing project I can’t talk about it yet. 16 year old me always hoped I’d be here one day, I think she would be proud of me ♥️
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These happy squishes just finished the first draft of their super awesome and stupid and sexy pilot episode. Get ready, Sarah and
@KatrinaAllen_
are going long form.
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Every time I’ve had a success in my career I have been asked “did you expect this win?” and I always say “no, not at all, I’m so shocked”
I really mean “yes, I did, because I work hard and practice my craft and I have a long line of good work behind me leading up to this.”
Women:
Are you actually ‘humble’ or did you just learn that sharing your successes gets you dragged, so you stopped sharing them?
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One week on from the Candy shoot and I’m only now recovered enough to say this;
This film is the most important thing I have ever made, and it was only possible because of the INCREDIBLE cast and crew supporting me along the way. Can’t wait for all to see what we’ve made x
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Directing is where I do my best work, it's good to be back.
With that, if anyone applying to Sharp Shorts this year needs a director (or someone looking to step up to writer/director and wants a co-director with more experience that can support) my DMs are open
📷 Joel Rock
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'Stunners' is out and available to watch on BBC iPlayer now
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Sitting in the work car park 15 minutes after im meant to start, crying, as I finish The View From The Cheap Seats audiobook by
@neilhimself
the final piece had me in floods. Thanks for keeping me company on my commute these last weeks, this book has jumped right into my top 5 🥰
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Me and
@KatrinaAllen_
are SO HAPPY to be taking our comedy writing partnership forward be being part of this years Young Films Skye Screenwriters programme.
Delighted doesn’t being to describe it ♥️♥️♥️
We are delighted to announce the participants on the Young Films Foundation Skye Screenwriters’ Residency Programme 2023/2024.
@LeylaJosephine1
@IamAliceClark
@subnonsense
@KatrinaAllen_
@SGrantCreative
@JoSpencely
Mairem Omari
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MY FIRST VIDEO FOR THE
@bbcthesocial
IS OUT NOW 😁😁
This ones for the chunky thighs girls. Ah feel ya
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Can you see the fear in my eyes? CAN YOU?! With the final email sent and final log off, I have officially finished working as the Film Producer at Edinburgh Napier University. I’m knackered and scared but ready to be a full time writer person.
#FUNEMPLOYED
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This is the first film I’ve directed that I didn’t write. Very proud of it and everyone involved. Looking forward to sharing soon ♥️
Excited to be able to share the trailer for our short film The Pursuit of Independence.
A big shout out to all the cast & crew who worked on the film!
Written by
@CarrieDodds
&
@thechriswatt
Directed by
@SGrantCreative
#shortfilm
#indiefilm
#cast
#crew
#Filmmaker
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Normalise failure! It's an essential part of being a creative and it's not talked about enough. Here's one; my film The Magic Word is the most time (3.5 years) and money (30k) I've ever spent on a film but it's done really badly on its festival run. Be proud, learn & move on <3
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Last night I came 2nd in the Scottish National Slam Championships 🤩 so chuffed with the result, massive congratulations to the winner, Jenny Foulds. Was such a great night, I miss poetry nights in person!
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Me and Kat spent the weekend with gauntlet, gowns, and starry crowns at the Night Court Ball in London.
Just to let you know, I looked fierce and felt like a warrior queen.
PSA over, go about your day.
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Making 'Candy' through Sharp Shorts was incredible for so many reasons, but it's been incredible for my career.
If anyone wants to read my original 500w outline (the ONLY THING THAT GETS READ in the first round of assessment so it needs to be perfect) DMs are open x
🎬 Applications are now open for
#SharpShorts
2023!
12 projects will take part in a 3-month development phase. After pitching, up to 6 projects will be selected to receive up to £25k of funding.
Deadline: 11am, Monday 29th May 2023
🔗
📸 Shonagh Kelly
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Still totally blows me away that my wee book Fat Girl Best Friend is in actual bookshops!!
Had a little refresh of the Indie Wall - spot any favourites?
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It's out! My new short film, "Scare", is out today. Made for
@48scotland
(Politics film), it's my response to everything happening in NI and with the
#AlabamaAbortionBan
See full film here
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I am a GRUMPY BITCH today. Thousands of people swarming for football and I’m STILL not allowed to have my wedding of 25 people in my garden. Fuck off. It doesn’t make any sense and it’s the people who are obeying the rules getting repeatedly shafted.
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Not only did I survive my first year of freelance
I THRIVED MY FIRST YEAR OF FREELANCE
Celebrating myself today <3
Last day physically on campus. Only two more days until I ditch the staff card and take the leap for good...
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How’s hings, hen? You still makin em wee films? Anyhin I would have seen in the cinema?
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It’s time to get this film out into the world and I could not be more excited ♥️♥️
Working with Blazing Griffin was a start to finish dream, hopefully the first of many collaborations 🤩🥰
Such a joy working with the amazingly talented team behind short film Candy by Sarah Grant,
@MishaMcCullagh
and their team on their Short Circuit debut!
@SGrantCreative
@shortcircscot
@BGPostTeam
#CANDYcomedy
#smile
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Didn’t get the BBC Writers Room Open Call but I did get through to the second stage of the read, top 12% which has never happened to me before 🥰
I’ll take that
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Absolutely delighted that Big Moves, my Bridging the Gap short with
@ScottishDocInst
is in competition at
@GlasgowShort
This is BY FAR the most vulnerable work I’ve ever made, about my relationship with dance as a plus size woman, and I get very real. Can’t wait to share ❤️
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YES THIS IS HAPPENING AND YES I AM SCREAMING!!!!
Introducing
#FirstFeatures
awardee, Sarah Grant! ✨
🎬Project Title: Scare
Synopsis: When Jackie finds out she is pregnant she then embarks on a mission to find the one-night-stand possible father-to-be, much to the dismay of her friends.
🔗Full details:
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Day 1 in a word; SEXY.
Day 1 wrapped 🍬 What a brilliant crew & cast we have. Belters, the lot!
#blessed
#CANDYcomedy
@SGrantCreative
@shortcircscot
@BlazingGriffin
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This ones for my ACTOR people. I’m gearing up for my next short but I’m entirely self funding so can’t pay my actors proper wages. I’m looking to see who I know who would take travel, accom, food, a wee courtesy fee and future skill exchange
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I’ve got tea, I’ve got water, I’ve got leftover pizza, comfy jammies, a stomach full of butterflies, several tabs open, 100 copies of the script, the fear, snacks and a big playlist of Sarah Kay videos on in the background.
It’s time to launch the Spark Education Programme.
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Absolutely LOVE my new headshots, taken by
@PhotoHardwick
who is an absolute dream to work with 🥰
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In a WONDERFUL final piece of good news for the year, myself and
@KatrinaAllen_
have been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in the Short Form category for our first BURDS Sketch, the Bloody Colour Wheel!
@mbignell
@BBCScotland
@RTSScotland
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I am absolutely BUZZING to be bringing
@FatGirlBestie
to the
@BookPaisley
Festival this weekend. I’m sharing space with the incomparable
@Lenniesaurus
chaired by
@MsLouiseOliver
talking about and restructuring narratives in the mainstream. So excited to chat to awesome women♥️🔥
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Absolutely ecstatic to say that 'Spark' has won Best Spoken Word Show at the 2021 Saboteur Awards!
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Film Twitter, I don’t know if I want talked into this or talked out of this.
Winter is always a quiet time, and I’m the queen of zero budget films so here it is;
Is it time for me to undertake my first feature, relying on the support of my community to make it happen?
Help.
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#InternationalWomansDay
Giveaway
My IWD heroes are the people in my industry who held the door open for me, offering community and mentorship.
I’m offering x5 free 1hr creative consultancies/short film script reads in April to women/nb people in Scotland. DM if you want one😘
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I'M DOING A ONE-WOMAN SHOW!!
Very excited to announce I will be debuting "Spark", a show about Witches, Scottish history and female power and persecution, on 8th Nov at
@ScotStoryCentre
Tickets are available now
#poetry
#theatre
#onewomanshow
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I’m only 4 films into the
@GlasgowShort
Scottish competition and I am completely stunned at the films. 🤩🤩 I’m having an amazing night binging wonderful shorts, fangirling over all the amazing Scottish based talent
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I’ve locked myself away in a hotel room to write my screenplay and I am FLAGGING. Send positive affirmations.
#screenwriting
#WritingCommunity
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Lots of good news from me today. Delighted to be taking part in the
@edfilmfest
Talent Lab with “Scare”, my feature film in development with
@shortcircscot
🥰 also such a joy to see
@reececargan
representing the First Features programme too, it’s going to be such a good weekend
We are delighted to reveal the participants taking part in 2021's EIFF
#TalentLab
, a full programme of workshops, panels and tailored one-on-one sessions! 🎉
Reworked for the hybrid
@edfilmfest
,
#TalentLab
runs online from 13-15 Aug and 20-21 Aug.
Read:
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3rd piece of exciting news of this week (that I have been DYING to share) is a doozie.
Delighted to announce that 'Scare' has been awarded early development funding by
@shortcircscot
to start the process of developing it into a feature film
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Hope all the girlies who got their short circuit application in on time are enjoying the sun and the freedom from the crushing pressure of creative admin
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I can't believe how lucky I am to have the cover of my book designed by the most amazing artists,
@molly_hankinson
Just look at how powerful and beautiful and unashamed she made this look. I hope the book lives up to the incredible power of the cover <3
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Today I submitted the second draft of my feature. I’d show you a victorious selfie but Im knackered and look like a burst couch, so here’s a photo of me from last week looking super cute.
@shortcircscot
#firstfeatures
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365 days ago I sat on my best friend’s couch, told him “okay, I’m about to do something stupid” and kissed him for the first time. Our anniversary is tomorrow but a year ago today things changed for the better. I love you
@devereuxbass
and I can’t wait to spend tomorrow with you
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Second piece of exciting news of the week (that actually also ties into my first piece which was me getting my Spotlight page) is that I have an agent!
Absolutely delighted to have signed with
@HunwickAssoc
and I'm really looking forward to working together 🥰
#actorslife
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Editing my latest film (my first documentary) and let me tell you, it’s a ride…
📸 Perry Jonsson
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Lola and Ruby’s story absolutely is not finished. We want to make more episodes and the best way to show support is to watch and send it to others to watch
#StunnersBBC
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The job ad has gone live so I can officially talk about it, IM LEAVING MY ROLE AS FILM PRODUCER FOR EDINBURGH NAPIER UNI!! I will be going full time freelance at the end of may. It’s time to take the leap and out my money where my mouth is.
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Fat Girl Best Friend
From Fat Monica to Fat Amy, plus size women on screen are always the butt of the joke or the emotional support for the thin lead. FGBF examines the development and functionality of plus size female characters throughout history.
#nonfiction
#XpoNorth
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