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Lesbian.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

1x 5' for Channel 4 Random Acts
​Streaming on All4

​This film, based on a powerful poem by Beirut-based spoken word artist lisa luxx, is about the word “lesbian”, and the decades of toxic connotations that have made it feel like a hostile piece of language: so much so that today, many queer women hesitate before using it. Featuring a cast of real queer women, it uses intricate body painting to bring to life what those layers of toxicity feel like. In an era of headline-hitting attacks on lesbians in public, it is a call to arms to take the word back.

I was awarded this commission as part of a competitive Live Pitch at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in 2019.
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Poem written and performed by lisa luxx
Producer / Director: Rosemary Baker
DOP: Ryan Eddleston
Make-up artist: Claudia Lucia Spoto
Commissioning Editor for Channel 4: Shaminder Nahal
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Special thanks to Boom TV, Nia Thomas, Dave Skinner, Peter Bowden, Thom Phipps, Catherine Bray, Angharad Williams

​SCREENINGS AND PRIZES

The Shortest Nights Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection
​Reelout Queer Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection
European Short Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection
Independent Shorts Awards 2020 - Platinum Award Winner
Lesflicks Xmas Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection
FUSE Festival 2020 - Official Selection
London Super Shorts Film Festival - Official Selection



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