Mariah Goolsby is a California based actress, writer, and activist. In this episode, she sat down with Evita to talk about the power of storytelling through acting, being vulnerable with your art, and telling your own stories. They spoke about her upcoming short film MESSY ( support them here ) and about subverting audience expectations by telling the story of the stereotypical side character. Join our community on Instagram @ MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website, womeninfilm.co.uk ! Fo...
Jul 03, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Welcome to the first edition of our new segment: Community Highlights! Do you want to be part of our next volume? Send an email to makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com and introduce yourself! This is open for all women with a passion for film, no credentials needed. Follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website womeninfilm.co.uk Timestamps: 02.15: Vic Morel | Watch Stay here, on Youtube | Follow her on Instagram: @ViclMorel 13.00: Alyssa Thordarson | Contribute to the After prod...
Jun 25, 2021•37 min
Elan Vital McAllister is a former theatre producer and current doula who worked as the birth consultant for Pieces of a Woman (2020, dir. Kornél Mundruczó), a film known for its captivating 24-minute one-shot birthing scene. In this episode, Elan shares how she got involved with the project and how she petitioned to meet with the producers and the day before shooting, sat down with the team and completely rewrote the script. She also details what it was like to work with lead actress Vanessa Kir...
Jun 18, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Donate to Galop - An anti-violence charity for LGBTQ+ people. Happy Pride! This week, Evita sat down for a solo episode talking all about memorable moments of queer representation, the power of representation, as well as shedding light on several LGBTQ+ filmmakers and their movies. Join the conversation over on Instagram @ MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website, womeninfilm.co.uk ! Follow Evita on Instagram @ MalinEvita , malinevita.com Media mentioned: Rowan Ellis' YouTube Channel Womxn ...
Jun 11, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Best known for critically acclaimed series 'Call It a Day' and nominated film 'Say Your Name', Actress & Producer Oriane Pick has played many multi-dimensional characters with a unique story, always aiming at subverting taboos, across all topics and genres. She is also the founder of Candid Broads Productions, a production company dedicated to amplifying diversity and emerging artists. This week, Oriane sat down with host Evita to talk all about her journey, thoughts on conscious i...
Jun 04, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Summer Spiro is an editor and actress who joined Evita to talk about the underrated power and musicality of editing, and how editing the web series 'PLATONIC' (watch it here ), an LGBTQ+ show about modern relationships, where she also starred as the lead, led her to an intense confrontation of acceptance. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and read our online zine, womeninfilm .co.uk! IG: @SummerSpiro | summerspiro .com If you would like to ask us any questions or find o...
May 21, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Roxy Shih is a Taiwanese-Dutch-American director of horror projects such as Dark/Web and Mira Mira. In today's episode, she sat down with Evita to talk about the true filmmaking experience: From failure to microbudgets, hope, and fighting for the 'Magic'. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @ MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our online magazine womeninfilm.co.uk Instagram: @ RoxyShih | RoxyShih.com Dark/Web: Available on Amazon Prime Video Mira Mira: Available through Crypt TV ( watch here )...
May 14, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Nikki Petersen is an American, Paris-based filmmaker who runs her own business and has worked with Vogue, Armani, Lancôme, YouTube Original, and more! In today's episode she spoke with Evita about her career journey, differences between the French and American film industry, key advice on being a successful freelancer and running your own business, and developing healthy work/life balance habits. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @ MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our online magazine, wome...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Pam Munter is a film historian, writer, former performer, and retired clinical psychiatrist. She is also the writer of "Fading Fame: Women of a Certain Age in Hollywood" (purchase it here ); a collection of short stories and plays about women in Hollywood and their lives after fame. In this episode, she and Evita talk all about classic Hollywood - the mythical creatures celebrities used to be - and what it really looks like behind the curtain. They also dig into the blatant, misogynistic ageism ...
May 01, 2021•54 min
Happy Earth Day (Week)! Jade Zaroff and Sarah Franco are the makers and leads of the environmentalist comedy web series, Jade & Jaded. In today's episode, Evita sat down with the two talk about everything from how to tell activist stories without coming off as "pushy", their journey through creation and filmmaking, to the most valuable things they have learned from each other and the four-year process of this project. It is an episode filled with love and creative nourishment, I really hope ...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Caris Rianne is a British filmmaker and founder of Rianne Pictures - a volunteer-run production house of everything features, shorts, etc. a mentor programme ("Evolve") and a film festival ("Women X")! In today's episode, Evita and Caris spoke about everything from her upbringing, (lack of) working-class accessibility in the industry, taking direct action to be the change you want to see, female and queer stereotypes that need to GO, the Women X festival, and so much more. It is an incredibly in...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 33
This week we have another exciting episode for you! Our guest this week is the amazing Ana Pio. She is a film director who studied Music, specializing in Piano, from the age of 10. Later, she pursued her studies in Cinema at University of Beira Interior in Portugal, complemented with a semester at the University of Lincoln, UK. She directed and produced her debut short film, in 2014, "I Welcome You to This House", funded by the Portuguese Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual. In 2015, she special...
Apr 02, 2021•42 min
We are back with another exciting episode! And our guests this week are the amazing 'Self Charm' Director Ella Greenwood and Producer 'Karina Michel'. Karina is passionate about supporting young, female talent in the industry, and worked with 19 year old Ella Greenwood, who works as a mental health activist and is an ambassador for teenage mental health charity stem4. She was awarded 'Positive Female Role Model Of The Year' in the 2020 Darkus Awards. These amazing women collaborated on sho...
Mar 26, 2021•41 min
Read about more women throughout film history here . Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. In honour of that, Shania and Evita sat down to highlight key women in the film industry, their experiences and successes, aswell as discuss their own views on the part women play with the film industry. Watch the restored version of The Curse of Quon Gwon on YouTube. Read the full Persephone Magazine arti...
Mar 19, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Suzanne Smith is an Emmy-award winning casting director - most recently, you might be familiar with her work on shows like Outlander, Good Omens, and Warrior Nun. She has years of experience in the industry and has worked with both live theatre, cinema, and television - all the while watching it grow and evolve. For this episode, she spoke with Evita about how the casting industry as changed over the years, focusing on creating a safer work environment (discussion around sexual harassment and th...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 29
Happy Women's Day! In celebration, we wanted to hear from you listeners - your thoughts, opinions, people you wanted to celebrate. So we made a call-out on our Instagram (keep an eye out for future ones, @MakingItWomenInFilm) asking for submissions. So here's what we've got on the programme today: 1.00 - Nancy Clarke: Women in the Film Curriculum (IG: @NancyRoseClarke, nancyroseclarke.wixsite.com ) 6.20 - Lauren & Reilly: Celebrating Eachother and ( laurenpiskothy.com & reillyshanahan.co...
Mar 08, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Find resources and support for dealing with eating disorders at beateatingdisorders.org.uk or call their helpline 0808 801 0677 (UK) or go to nationaleatingdisorders.org or call their helpline at (800) 931-2237, reach their crisis text line by texting NEDA to 741741. Brooke Trantor is an actor, filmmaker, and improviser who joined Evita for a discussion around eating disorder awareness, her movie Yours Are Mine, how our body image is influenced by the media, and the depiction of ED in film and t...
Mar 05, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Scientific researcher Ipek Ensari and filmmaker Camille Hollett-French are the co-directors of ENDOMIC - a Slamdance accepted film about endometriosis. Shania sat down to talk to them about how they found each other and developed this idea, what it was like to shoot during COVID, working together but never meeting each other, and how we can use film as a way of spreading awareness and make science accessible to the wider population. Enjoy! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInF...
Feb 26, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Gretl Claggett is an award-winning independent filmmaker and maker of the films Happy Hour and Stormchaser. Today she is joining us to discuss her craft and journey, how to tell personal stories, and how to use those stories as a way of personal transformation. We also dig into the future of the film industry in terms of indie artists, and the differences between the U.S. and the U.K. Follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our online zine on womeninfilm.co.uk Follow Gretl on: ...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Today we are joined by the makers of music documentary Bleeding Audio, director Chelsea Christer and producer Erin Persley. Music Documentary BLEEDING AUDIO was accepted as an official selection in Slamdance Film Festival 2021 for February. This feature film by Chelsea Christer is gripping the hearts of critics with its rise and fall story on the alternative punk band "The Matches." It is one of only eight documentaries in the feature selection to screen. Not to mention, the cast and crew are 10...
Feb 12, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 24
We are back! And our guest this week is Tia White, a CSUS graduate of Journalism and Film Studies, co-creator of FilmmeNoire, and choreographer/dancer. She is also a fiction writer committed to adding multi-dimensional authenticity to black stories and heroines, which we discuss a lot in today's episode! Tia and her best friend Deja, also run FilmmeNoire, a film review and history platform showcasing cinema arts past and present; and their connectivity of humans across various demographics. &nbs...
Feb 05, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week our guest is Fiona Miller. a casting agent for major casting company GBM casting based in Glasgow, Scotland. Fiona's work history is exceptional, she has casted shows from HBO, BBC, Netflix, and much more! In this episode, Evita and Shania sit down with Fiona to discuss the secret world of extras, representation in the eyes of a casting agent and the film industry in Scotland. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm This episode was hosted by Shani...
Dec 11, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week our guest is Jane Houston. A script supervisor with an exceptional history of work from Killing Eve, Shameless, Fleabag, and Peaky Blinders. In this episode, Evita and Shania sit down with Jane to discuss her experience in the industry, what script supervising really involves and much more! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, and edited by Shania Bethune. For mote information go to mali...
Dec 04, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week Shania and Evita sat down to discuss current controversy in the news regarding Sia's new film 'Music', Regina Kings directorial debut 'One nIght in Miami', what they have been up to lately and film/ tv show recommendations. As always, representation in the film industisrty is a current theme throughout this conversation, and we encourage you to get involved! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and...
Nov 27, 2020•35 min
In this episode, we sat down with writer Lee Phillips to talk about writing routines, creative processes, how to tackle your aspirations when studying and working, creating sustainability over productivity, burn out and mental health, and more! Join our online community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow us: Lee: @c.har.lee Shania: @ShaniaBethune Evita: @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Lee Phillips, and was edite...
Nov 23, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Helen Huang is a phenomenal (and Emmy-award-winning) costume designer whose work includes American Horror Story, Birds of Prey, and the new Emma Roberts rom-com, Holidate. In this episode, we get into her career, the most valuable lessons she's learned along the way, and how integral it is to have diversity across departments behind the camera. Join our community of online filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow us on Instagram! Helen: @HellyHuang Shania: @ShaniaBethune Evita: @...
Nov 13, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week, Shania and Evita sat down with the Icelandic film score composer, Herdís Steffánsdóttir ("The Sun is Also a Star" and "The Hate U Give") to talk about her career, creative process, and the underrated power of soundtracks in film. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Herdís on Instagram @HerdisStef Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaBethune Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, gue...
Nov 06, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Dr Alison Peirse is a film professor and writer of "After Dracula", "Korean Horror Cinema", and "Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre". In this episode, we talk all about the history of women in horror and women creating horror, as well as advice for new filmmakers and horror movie recommendations to watch on Halloween! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Alison on Instagram @AlisonPeirse, and purchase "Women Make Horror" here. Follow Sh...
Oct 30, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Shania and Evita sit down with the producer of Netflix' first live-action musical "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey", Lyn Sisson-Talbert! Here they talk about Lyn's transition from theatre to film, what it's like to work with your partner (her husband is the writer-director of Jingle Jangle), her apparent obsession with Christmas movies, and how they put together an all black-cast musical and the things she has learned throughout it. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @Ma...
Oct 23, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Shania and Evita sit down with activist, actress, screenwriter, producer, and author of "The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood" - Naomi McDougall Jones ("Imagine I'm Beautiful" and "Bite Me"). They dig deep into the systematic exclusion of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ people in the film industry, and what the solution we should work towards looks like! Join our community of women filmmakers on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Buy your edition of "The Wrong K...
Oct 16, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4
