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Manspreading

Manspreading |  2015  |  One Minute Film

In 2015  the word "Manspreading" was officially entered into the English Dictionary.  
This is a light hearted take on the word from  London Underground.

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​​Notes: The film was made whilst I was laid up in bed for a few days with a broken toe! I used Adobe After Effects , Audition and Photoshop in combination with two images I had taken on the Central Line in London. One of the station sign and another of the fabric on the Priority Seat. I had always wanted to animate the characters on the fabric...but never had the time to play. This was the result !


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Screenings

GRRL HAUS, Berlin, Germany
Date:     22 May 2018
Web:     grrlhauscinema.weebly.com

CINEMQ, 
Shanghai , China
Date:     19 April 2018
Pgm:      Rider
Web:      www.cinemq.com

FiLiA, London, UK
Date:     14 October 2017
Web:      filia.org.uk

Barcelona International Short Film Festival,  Barcelona, Spain
Date:     2 October 2017
Pgm:      Shorts
Web:      www.barcelonashortfilm.com

North Portland Unknown Film Festival, Portland, USA
Date:      October 2017
Pgm:       Shorts
Web:        www.northportlandunknown.com

Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival (LEFUFF),  San Diego,  USA
Date:     2nd September 2017
Pgm       Shorts
Web:      FB Link
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BAWIFM, San Fransiso, USA
Date:      1st December 2016
Pgm:       Shorts
Web:       bawifm.org

XART Splitta, Berlin, Germany
Date:      9th November 2016
Pgm:       Queer Shorts
Web:        www.xartsplitta.net/

Sydney World Film Festival, 2016
Date:      TBA
Pgm:       TBA
Web:        www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Wotever DIY Film Festival , London, UK
Date:       4th September 2016
Pgm:       Queers Vs The Patriarchy
Web:        www.woteverfilmfest.co.uk
Trailer:     https://vimeo.com/181539566

Directed By Women, New York, USA
Date:     12th September 2016
Pgm:      Short and Fun, NYC
Web:      directedbywomen.com


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    • The Parable of the Leaf Blower
    • The Dyslexic Feminist
    • Outrageous Algorithms [2020]
    • Dissent Module [2020]
    • This Much I'm Worth [2019]
    • Transubstantiation of Knowledge [2018]
    • American Beauty [2018]
    • Small Acts of Violence [2018]
    • The Ancestors [2018]
    • The Monolith [2018]
    • This Much I'm Worth [2017]
    • The Ancestor [2017]
    • Queer is the New Straight [2017]
    • The Awakening [2017]
    • Cocksure [2016]
    • D.O.A.M Series [2014 - 20]
    • The Menses Tapes [2016]
    • This Much I'm Worth [2014 - 2016]
    • A Working Drawing [2016 & 2019]
    • Shad Thames Portraits [2016]
    • Fraught [2015]
    • Banker's Shoes [2015]
    • Manspreading [2015]
    • A5 [2015]
    • Superstar [2014]
    • Stamp of Disapproval [2014]
    • Love, Regret and Death [2014]
    • Grip [2014] >
      • Silhouette in Morris & Co ®
      • Silence in Zoffany 1®
      • Silence in Zoffany 2 ®
      • Playful Tiff in Disney ®
      • Grip in Farrow and Ball ®
      • Sensation in Osborne & Little ®
      • Guerrilla (Tondo)
      • Guerrilla (Cameo)
      • Guerrilla (ARA Sisters)
    • Goldsmiths Paintings [1995] >
      • Painting
      • Clone
      • Rotherhithe St.
    • Monomyth [1997]
    • Clone Series [1994] >
      • Clone I
      • Clone II
      • High Clone
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