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🎥 Broken Bird (Special Screening) + Film Sussex Women in Film Panel
Broken Bird + Film Sussex Women in Film Panel
Focal Point - October 21st - 8:00pm
Film Sussex and Depot Cinema proudly present a special screening of Joanna Mitchell's critically acclaimed Broken Bird.
Following the screening, join our Women in Film Panel. Jen Handorf, Joanna Mitchell-Brunt, and Janice Sutherland will share their filmmaking journeys, discuss creative challenges, and highlight the role of women in modern cinema.
Tickets are available here, from the Depot box office.
The Art of Directing
A one day masterclass on directing for film
Sat 12 October, 10:15 - 17:15 - Depot Cinema Lewes
£100, with lunch included
In this unique course filmmaker Robert Dee will take you beyond technical understanding and teach you the art of directing. Through practical techniques and strategic workflows - based on visual subtext and the psychology of camera - you’ll develop powerful visual language to create meaning and depth in your films and captivate audiences.
Here’s a taste of one of Robert's previously recorded lectures
This workshop will cover: The Classical Continuity System, Creating Meaning, Visual Subtext, Building a Language with Keyframes, Narrative Point of View & The Psychology of Camera.
Robert Dee is a practising filmmaker with over twenty years professional experience in filmmaking and lecturing. He previously ran the BA Filmmaking Undergraduate course at Raindance Film School and also holds a Masters in Filmmaking.
Tickets are available here, from the Depot box office.
Black Samphire: an environmental folk horror movie
A group of Sussex filmmakers are "monstifying" water pollution by depicting the polluters and their damage through the lens of a folk-horror feature.
By working with charities, activists and legislators, the team is making a creative film that blends activism and entertainment. This includes undertaking river and beach cleans while working with lawmakers to implement a 'Clean Water Act'.
The project includes Stephen Fry, James Murray (Masters of the Air, The Crown), Ishtar Currie Wilson (The First Omen, Lockwood & Co)
Black Samphire will be shooting in Sussex later this year. Please learn more about how you can help create a Sussex folk-horror feature film to engage large audiences with the UK's water pollution crisis at their Kickstarter.
Visit the Kickstarter page for the Black Samphire
50% Submission Discount
Submissions are open now, and Film Sussex Pro members (paid subscribers to this substack), in addition to the usual benefits, will also receive a 50% discount on a submission to the festival.
There is currently a 53% discount on Film Sussex Pro membership, making it just £28.80 a year.
Tell us what’s stopping you telling your story
We're interested in discovering the barriers to filmmaking. If anything is stopping you from making films, we'd love to chat about potential support from Film Sussex. Book a 1:1 here.
