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Denis Ménochet and Barry Keoghan in Martin Radich's Norfolk

Norfolk

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Lissy Lovett has quite a lot of time for new feature Norfolk, but is baffled by the sight of a narrow boat on the Broads.

Norfolk is a county in the east of England. It’s where I was born and grew up, and it’s my favourite place in the world. Not that many people live there, but those that do are often unconventional and self-contained. There were once many Air Force bases, fewer now, but I’d often see strange planes in the sky when I was growing up. Norfolk is generally flat, with skies that go on forever, and has a series of man-made lakes, called the Broads, formed by medieval peat excavations. Continue reading Norfolk →

Rosie the Riveter

Positive Role Models: Where are the Women in Film?

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Does the lack of women behind the lens reflect on what we see on the screen? The Tramp considers where women are in film.

At some point in our lives most of us have sought out role models or characters that we aspire to be. It isn’t the case that women only relate to female characters and men only relate to male characters. It is about people relating to the most interesting and relevant characters to them. But what if every character or story that you relate to, every role model, is male?

“Media images exert a powerful influence in creating and perpetuating our unconscious biases” – Geena Davis Continue reading Positive Role Models: Where are the Women in Film? →