Making It: Women in Film – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to the last episode of the season! Briana Pegado is a creative producer with more accomplishments on her resume than can be fitted into this box. In this conversation, Briana shares her life story - from getting her first guitar to becoming student president, creating and directing Edinburgh Student Arts Festival, signing a book deal, and so much more. And what better way to do that, than by pinpointing the movies that were with her throughout it all, and what they have meant to her?

Stick around till the end for our roundtable where Lauren and Evita share a drink and reminisce over this season.

Learn more:

• High Tide Media
• Boom Saloon Magazine
• The Delicate Rebellion
• The National Theatre of Scotland
• Custom Lane - Scotland's Centre for Design & Making
• ESAF - the Edinburgh Student Arts Festival
• Fringe of Colour Films
• We Are Here Scotland
• The Black Queer Travel Guide

For more conversations with Briana:

• The Artist Is Mourning featured in The Skinny Magazine in October 2022 
• A Pinch of Magick Podcast on Healing, Transformation and Ethics 
• The Modern Craft: Powerful Voices on Witchcraft Ethics Edited by Alice Tarbuck and Claire Askew. (Read chapter 13 for Briana's own contribution.
• Our Movement, Our Stories: Rhys Hollis on OMOS in the Skinny Magazine

Follow her on Twitter | Instagram

Keep up to date with the podcast on Instagram @MakingItWomeninFilm and @TheBonnieAndBraw

Thank you.

A production by Bonnie and Braw and LS Films. Host/Editor: Malin Evita Ditlefsen. Researcher: Lauren San Miguel. Music "Lo Fi Kitchen and Cooking" by MusicDog.

Louise V Say started early in the navy. But she always knew she had a creative streak; that she was a storyteller. And with the leadership and resilience she had learnt in service, what better route to go than by implementing those skills as a producer? From there, she entered the theatre, then got her foot into documentary production, and has now produced several high-end drama series, including Shetland, Les Miserables, and Dracula. This is her fascinating story, and the stories she aims to tell.

Stick around until the end for our roundtable, where Lauren and Evita discuss the Oscar 2023 nominations and review the latest season of Ginny and Georgia.

Notes

• Louise's Twitter
• Bonnie & Braw's Instagram
• Our Instagram

A production by Bonnie and Braw and LS Films. Host/Editor: Malin Evita Ditlefsen. Researcher: Lauren San Miguel. Music "Lo Fi Kitchen and Cooking" by MusicDog.

She was the director of creative and digital content at Marvel for nine years, where she won a Golden Clio and two Silver Tellies. Now she is the Head of Originals at VIU Philippines - the leading streaming service in Asia. This is her story, and the stories she aims to tell.

Stay tuned at the end for our first roundtable between host Evita and research/media assistant, Lauren San Miguel. Tangents include: The Mummy (1999), Latina and bisexual representation in media, and trans visibility in film.

Follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and connect with us on LinkedIn! Don't forget to follow/subscribe to the podcast, give it a five star rating, and share it on your socials! We couldn't do this without you.

Notes:

• Find more information on streaming K-Love here
• Watch Lingua Franca on Netflix US
• Watch Disclosure on Netflix WW

A production by Bonnie and Braw and LS Films. Host/Editor: Malin Evita Ditlefsen. Production Supervisor: Pegah Meridies. Researcher: Lauren San Miguel. Music "Lo Fi Kitchen and Cooking" by MusicDog.

Known for her work on movies such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Alien: Covenant, Morbius, and series including Doctor Who and Holby City, Suzi Battersby is an incredible special effects make-up artist, designer, and founder of the women-led company Red Girl FX. This episode includes, amongst other topics: The making of silicone alien babies, BB8, blood spurting, tumours, autopsies, and emotional moments watching actors on set and lessons learned from starting and running a game-changing company.

Join our community of women in film on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website, womeninfilm.co.uk!

Episode Notes:

• Suzi's Website: suziebattersby.com
• Company Website: redgirlfx.com | Instagram @RedGirlFX | Facebook
• Stuart Bray, YouTube
• Stuffed Short Film

Credits:

Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk)

• Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com)
• Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm)
• Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM)
• Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise

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Gillie Jones is an actress and producer, known for her work on The Curse of La Patasola. This episode includes… the psychology and physicality behind getting into character, filming in a horrifying, giant spider-infested forest, her advice for producing an ultra-low-budget feature film, and a discussion on gender roles and relationships within the realm of horror!

Join our community of women in film on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website, womeninfilm.co.uk!

Episode notes:

• Gillie’s Instagram (@Gillie_Jones)

Credits:

Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk)

• Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com)
• Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm)
• Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM)
• Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise

Got any feedback for us? Email MIWIF.feedback@gmail.com!

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Happy International Women's Day! In this episode, the accomplished Scottish sound designers Zoë Irvine and Heather Andrews talk all about the world of sound design - from their personal connections to the element, the true state of the industry, the barriers for underrepresented artists, and how movies utilise - and forget - sound as part of narration and worldbuilding.

Join our community of women in film on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website, womeninfilm.co.uk!

Episode notes:

• Zoë: LinkedIn, Facebook, zoeirvine.net
• Heather: Twitter, heather-andrews.com

Credits:

Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk)

• Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com)
• Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm)
• Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM)
• Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise

Got any feedback for us? Email MIWIF.feedback@gmail.com!

From acting in the long-running soap opera Home and Away, becoming a filmmaker, and writing her own TV show Combustione, English-Australian creative Nicola Quilter speaks to Evita about everything from having a stalker, the concept of celebrity, finding your creative truth, and your perfect dream space!

Join our community of women in film on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website, womeninfilm.co.uk!

Episode notes:

• Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk
• Nicola's Production Company: Rocket Room Films
• Directors UK
• Women in Film and Television UK

Credits:

Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk)

• Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com)
• Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm)
• Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM)
• Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise

Got any feedback for us? Email MIWIF.feedback@gmail.com!

Tehmina Beg is a VFX Supervisor known for her work on shows such as Marvel's The Defenders, Iron Fist, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Miracle Workers, Modern Love, and most recently: The Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That... In this episode she walks us through her career journey, the down and upsides to the booming usage of VFX, her most trying projects (including making an entire forest) and her proudest creations, everything you never knew was VFX, and the incredible exclusion of women in VFX - especially in positions of power.

Join our community of women in film on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and check out our website, womeninfilm.co.uk!

Episode notes:

• Follow Tehmina on Instagram @Ikonoklasm
• Check out her work on her website, tehminabeg.com

Credits:

Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk)

• Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com)
• Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm)
• Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM)
• Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise

Got any feedback for us? Email MIWIF.feedback@gmail.com!

Anna Maloney is a BAFTA-winning screenwriter and the mind behind BBC shows such as Unprecedented, which was one of the first pandemic organised shoots entirely over Zoom. In this episode she shares her odd and unexpected journey into the film industry, what it's like to get commissioned, BAFTAs, feedback, and all those other misconceptions you have about actually getting your script produced!

Episode notes:

• Film & TV Charity Helpline
• Watch Unprecedented

Credits: Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk)

• Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com)
• Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm)
• Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM)
• Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise

Got any feedback for us? Email MIWIF.feedback@

Yixi Sun is a Chinese filmmaker and the founder of the Filming East festival in the UK, celebrating Asian filmmakers and cinema history. In this episode she sat down to talk all about becoming a filmmaker: From refining your skills, getting funding, learning on the job, and casting sea lions (and that's not a metaphor.)

Follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and tag us on your stories to get a shout out in the next episode! Visit womeninfilm.co.uk for more.

Episode notes:

• Follow Yixi on Twitter @YixiSun

Credits: Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk)

• Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com)
• Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm)
• Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM)
• Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise

Got any feedback for us? Email MIWIF.feedback@gmail.com!