I mentioned yesterday that I’d been scammed out of every penny I had. Thought I’d post what happened in case it helps anyone avoid being in the same position. Please save the lectures, I don’t think it’s possible for me to feel any stupider 🤦🏻♀️
#royalmailscam
#safeaccountscam
For God’s sake, can everyone hurry up and watch
@HamiltonMusical
please? Getting sick of people stopping me from playing the soundtrack because of spoilers 🙄
Barclays phoned to say they're reimbursing me in full. I can't access my account yet but it's very reassuring. Thank you again for all the support, it's been a really stressful few days. I hope everyone who DM'd to say they're in the same boat get the same outcome ASAP. ❤️
Thanks so much for the outpouring of support and kindness. I’m glad this has already been helpful. Please be aware that scammers are now copying my account (using lowercase i’s instead of L’s) to try & get money out of people who’ve commented. Sickening.
Can our industry please be less snooty about the Midlands? When I go to London, people roll their eyes and ask ‘why would you live in Birmingham?’
Erm how about cus my rent is a third the price of yours, a single train ticket to Ldn is £10 and it takes 90 mins to get there,
@cocobyname
Tbh I always thought they did it to make me feel safe, as a way of letting me know they’re not trying to hit on me / don’t have an ulterior motive etc. It puts me at ease.
Said it few times- when watching new films/Tv, I research actors I’ve not seen before when they’re playing roles I’d have loved to have been seen for as I’m always curious about what led them there & always looking for role models. Predictably, 90% of the time they’re from very
For those saying your bank will never call you. Barclays just called me as they have many times before. They ask name, address & DOB to confirm who you are, & call from a withheld number. It’s usually to update you on queries/complaints etc. And yes it was actual Barclays.
To those idiots claiming that the vaccines will contain some kind of tracking device... do you hear yourselves? Our government can’t even get a bloody app to work never mind organise a complex micro-chipping vaccine scheme AND keep it a secret 🤣
#antivax
🧵Can we start thinking about accessibility for ppl from lower socioeconomic backgrounds that don’t have a safety net or family to lean on for financial support? It’s hard enough being burnt out from working the equivalent of 3 full-time jobs (one that earns the bare
I mentioned yesterday that I’d been scammed out of every penny I had. Thought I’d post what happened in case it helps anyone avoid being in the same position. Please save the lectures, I don’t think it’s possible for me to feel any stupider 🤦🏻♀️
#royalmailscam
#safeaccountscam
Hallooooo! I’m interested in connecting with any theatre writers, directors, makers who have a particular interest in making work about the nuances around consent & healthy relationships. I have a project in mind and a fire in my belly xx
The pride I felt when we could announce Noel Clarke an exec producer on our film about sexual consent after looking up to him throughout my career.
The anger I feel now.
Can confirm he was not involved in the making of
@KBshortfilm
& I am proud of everything it stands for.
I graduated last week & honestly it was hard to keep it together lol. Didn’t think I’d ever make it to drama school, let alone graduate. Wasn’t the training I’d dreamed of with covid, but I progressed. And life’s been incredibly testing lately, but I made it onto that stage
🎓🥂
put into words the sting of disappointment. Working class actors are out here but pls note there are reasons we don’t all stamp it across our CVs- it’s not a brag & ppl are still judgmental. I’d love to see more breakdowns that actively seek authentically working class artists ❤️
wealthy backgrounds, are privately educated & have family in the industry- I’m used this result and have come to expect it.. but when it’s a 2023 release and the characters are working class, living on council estates, struggling for money, in trouble for stealing.. I can’t quite
Spending £21K on an intensive Drama School course SPECIFICALLY for theatre training/experience, over half it already compromised & now our professional productions might be done online with Zoom/iPhones?!
@GOVUK
POSTPONE PRACTICAL COURSES FFS & WHY ARE WE STILL PAYING FULL FEES!
Happy birthday to me. I just fell for a very complex and clever phishing scam and they have rinsed all of my bank accounts - including my business account - of every single penny I have. I did my due diligence but it wasn’t enough. Be careful out there.
I’ve been so happy to finally share
@KBshortfilm
with the world this week. If you haven’t seen it yet, please have a gander! It’s been an incredible journey for me, both personally & professionally, and I really hope it’s as important to other people 🙏🏻
@EmmaWatson
Hi Emma, I’m producing a short film highlighting the importance of Consent. We wrote it in light of the
#metoo
movement, & I was wondering if you could please check out our campaign? Any feedback, advice or support would be hugely appreciated!
coffee, I actually like to be able to find a seat in a quiet corner? I can list a thousand reasons and I’m FROM London dude 😅. It’s down to preference and where we live doesn’t make us ‘lesser than’. Stop looking down on us lol. I’ve made a smart life choice for where I am 😘 x
1. Kelly makes a v good point here.
I get a lot of emails from writers/directors asking me to produce their shorts, but a lot of the time, they’re not open to notes/further dev., and they already have their creative team in place, locations sourced, and cast confirmed (except,
Ok - this whole producer/short discourse…where are the efforts to bring producers & writers & directors together? That holy triangle has to be in place for an application. So people STRUGGLE. Producers don’t like being robots. They want to be involved in the creative process. 1/
Happy bank holiday, everyone!
If you missed it, here’s the short film I dreamed up in the height of the
#metoo
movement when the discussions and media portrayals didn’t quite fit my narrative.
Please support our new short film that raises awareness of the issues around sexual consent. It’s extremely close to my heart, and I just know we’ll do it justice.
#metoo
#consent
#shortfilm
#crowdfunding
Sorry for the Friday night whinge! To lighten things a little, here’s a picture from about 8 years ago of my brother’s boat cat, Pebbles. Always makes me smile when I stumble across it as I did earlier!
Let’s stop pretending poverty is just a money issue, shall we 😂
It’s definitely also a time issue.
which causes a sleep issue.
which causes a mental capacity issue.
which causes a wellbeing issue.
which causes a-
Well. You get it.
Basically,
Thinking back to when I was rejected for the dream side job and I texted the manager to request feedback.. then accidentally followed up with this absolute banger later that night. They ended up changing their mind and hiring me after this and that office became my happy place!
Complimented a lovely chap on his jacket today and he removed it, handed it over to me and kindly said I could keep it. It was a quick and unexpected exchange, but I absolutely love it.
It has only now occurred to me that he may have thought I was mugging him.
Tada! Shiny new poster already decorated with 3 laurels🥹
This was such a challenging film to make but after reading
@AprilEHook
’s script, I knew I couldn’t let it go. This one really resonates, & I’m sure it will for everyone relying on an underfunded care system in crisis x
Hi
@jameelajamil
, I’m currently producing a short film which aims to highlight the importance of Consent and change attitudes around it. Please check out the video & info on our campaign page. I’d really love to talk to you about it if you get a moment!
which is the same time takes you to get from one side of London to the other? How about cus if I have a meltdown in public, strangers help me rather than ignore and step over me? Or cus the industry folk here are more supportive / less competitive? Or cus when I meet someone for
Delighted that the short film we created a few weekends ago for the
@scifilondon
48 hour short film challenge has made it onto the shortlist 🤩
#sfl48hr
When you go into an audition and they say ‘what have you prepped for us today’ but you hear ‘what was for breakfast today’ and proceed to delve into great detail about your Weetabix habits.
@sydneyamee
Zoom auditions have made the industry so much more accessible to me in terms of disability access and expense, esp since I took a huge financial hit and struggle to justify even eating these days, let alone travel. I’m finding it so hard now things are returning to in-person x
Are there any Midlands producers out there who’re looking for short film projects? I’m getting a lot of great scripts and work through at the minute but my hands are full and I can’t take anything else on right now. Would love to be able to signpost people to producers who can!
We proudly announce two award wins from
@ERFilmFest
! Best Screenplay, which was co-written by
@TommyDWriter
,
@EmmelineHartley
and Mark Corden, and Best Actress for Emmeline. Thank you again to everyone who made this happen, and to the festival for their recognition!
@SpotlightUK
You’re giving those who can afford it an advantage over those who can’t, which is how elitism operates (see also: private education, the snobbery around where you trained, nepotism and other things that have fuelled the class divide in this industry).
Also:
Three years ago today, my dad was taken from us far too young. If he were here, I’m fairly certain he’d still be lecturing me about finding a more sustainable income but ahhhhh DAMN I miss that dude ❤️
#NewCreatives
Round 4 is well underway! 🎉
Meet our brand new
#film
artists (minus a couple of faces!) These lovely people will be making their short-films with us over the coming months. Bring it on! 💪
Stay up to date with
#NewCreatives
here
👉
Finished drama school last Friday, and today we wrap principal photography on a new gem of a short film I’m producing. So excited to soon share with the world what we’ve been developing this past year! Been blessed to work with such a gifted team of artists on this project 🙏🏻
Sooooo we took a little break from
@KBshortfilm
at the weekend and made a film for the
@scifilondon
48 hour film challenge! Written, shot and edited in just two days by a very talented crew. Had a lot of fun!
#sfl48hr
WE DID IT!!!!! We have just reached our £10k target 😍 thank you so much to everyone for the incredible support! Please keep donating & spreading the love- we have 2 days left and have a stretch goal to reach, plus Crowdfunder’s admin fees to cover! ❤️🥂
It was a pleasure being on set today playing a constipated woman in dire need of rescuing by the Poobusters.
I thoroughly enjoyed dancing with Weetabix and Baked Beans too- usually only get to do that in the privacy of my own kitchen.
(Not a
#weetabixandbeans
tweet)
Does anyone ever think “fuck it, I’m gonna go & watch Emmeline’s closing performance of her final ever show at drama school at 7pm at Millennium Point, Birmingham, tonight”? Followed by “I should get in quick because there’s only 2 seats left”? As well as “oh my god it’s free!!”?
It’s hard to keep track of how many boyfriends I’ve made up to strangers on trains. Today’s boyfriend has bought me a new car for Crimbo & is meeting me with it at the station so I can drive it home (so I DEFINITELY don’t need YOU to walk me ANYWHERE 🤨!)
I ❤️ my imaginary man.
Looking forward to hosting this Q&A tomorrow after the screening of Ithaka, a deeply personal and emotional film following Assange’s family as they fight for his freedom.
Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, is coming to MAC Cinema this Sundday for a Q&A screening of
@IthakaMovie
.
A new documentary which follows Julian's father fight to save his son from life in prison.⌛️
Ithaka + Q&A | Sun 10 Jul | 1.30pm
👉🏾Book now:
KEEP BREATHING is a powerful and incisive short film exploring the nuances & grey areas around sexual consent, starring
@damienmolony
@EmmelineHartley
. Make sure you check it out on Vimeo on Weds 31st March 10am!
Storyboards by
@congng_arts
Cinematography by Beatriz Delgado Mena
@eccentrichuman3
@apurv_anand
@PicturesFoIder
There have been several cases of humans being killed by constriction and then swallowed whole... people searching for the missing persons have found the pythons with big bulges in them, and when killed and sliced open, the bodies retrieved were still fully intact.
Some facts:
1. We were not paid to be there. I applied, was booked, and took Mark with me.
2. Mark is not a BBC employee.
3. The only information the QT team knew of his occupation was ‘filmmaker’.
4. There were several giddy reform supporters in that audience.
The BBC have PLANTED their own employee in the Question Time audience with Nigel Farage last night. Lets not forget they also PAID this audience to be there.
The constant MSM stitch-up this week has exposed how deep the corruption goes.
We need to drain the swamp.
When your friend drives 2 and a half hours in the snow to pick you up and take you to your hospital appointment and then you realise that you’re not as damn lonely as you thought 🥰
Can’t quite believe the night I’ve just had after getting stranded in London. On the upside, I realised at a
@mixingnetworks
workshop that I’ve come a lot further in my two years of drama school training than I’d realised. That’s a real win for me.
If you don’t yet have a producer for your short film and wanting to apply for BFI NETWORK funding, PLEASE consider this. You won’t be able to resubmit the same project next year if it’s declined due to rushing this process. You and your producer NEED to be United on all fronts x
@Lotte_Produces
I don’t think it’s good practice to be approaching producers this last minute. It gives absolutely no time for them to get to know you or the project & actually fulfil their creative involvement. Filmmakers would be much better off starting to develop & nurture those-
Very excited to be hosting a lovely big Zoom Meeting this Thursday with Mike Leigh who’ll be answering questions directly from our filmmaking/acting community. Why don’t you join us? 🙃🎥🎞
Award-winning writer/director Mike Leigh is with us this week to answer all your questions on creativity, writing, working with actors and more!
Book now! Thursday 16th | 8pm via Zoom.
@NoContextBrits
one of these gathering dust on top of a cupboard after having been regifted 6 times and then taken to 2 car boot sales by its current owner where they even offered to pay someone to take it but they still refused stating that they already have one gathering dust on top of a cupbo
Proper chuffed to have been awarded a DYCP! It’ll support next steps for getting the play on its feet, & me on that stage! Feeling v proud of our process so far- now have a cracking script (if I may say so) and an amazing team. Grateful to everyone who’s supported this journey xx
Today finally sees the online Vimeo release of ‘Keep Breathing’. It feels bizarre to be sending it out into the world after so long for all to see! I'm excited to hear everyone’s thoughts!
A massive whopping thank you to everyone who's been a part of this journey <3
It’s been 1192 days since the idea for Keep Breathing was conceived, right in the midst of the
#metoo
movement, and we are thrilled to finally be sharing it today. Please take 19 minutes out of your day to have a watch and don’t forget to like and share!
It’s my last day of drama school and there isn’t anyone else I’d have rather spent 2 intensive years of training plus a global pandemic with than these 9 wonders.
Finally just shut the door on one of the many battles I’ve been fighting since everything started speeding downhill in March 2020. Hasn’t reversed the damage but has bought me some time to fix it. Baby steps. Today is a good day. A lot of relief. Onwards x
Script nearly done, cast sorted, production meeting wrapped & got a vague idea of what we’re playing at. Now for a bit of scheduling, bit of call sheeting & a bit of sleep, I think. Our whole team is spread over 90 miles across the Midlands but we’ve about managed! 😰
#sfl48hr