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Em J. Gilbertson

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Sarah Williams , Stevie Jackson

Em J. Gilbertson is a Writer/Director originally from Liverpool, and a graduate of the prestigious NFTS Directing Fiction Course and Channel 4 Scholar.

They are primarily interested in creating stories about the working class experience, female identity and queerness. Their uplifting films also feature dance, music and spoken word.

In 2019, their film: “Crashing Waves” was broadcast on Channel 4 as part of “Random Acts.” The Film was nominated for the reputable Iris Prize, picked up by Aesthetica, gained a Vimeo Staff pick and selected for #fivefilmsforfreedom presented by Arts-British Council in partnership with BFI Flare. Em went on to be nominated for Best Director at Underwire.

They have just finished assisting and shadowing the legendary Mary Harron (dir. I Shot Andy Warhol and American Psycho) on Dali Land. They are now developing several original feature ideas.

Credits

TELEVISION
Production (role):
MALPRACTICE (Director shadowing and 2nd Unit director)
Company:
ITV
Project details:
Directed by Phil Barantini, Starring Niamh Algar
FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
DALI LAND (Director shadowing and assisting)
Company:
Zephyr Films
Project details:
Directed by Mary Harron, Written by John Walsh, Starring Sir Ben Kingsley
SHORTS
Production (role):
REQUIEM (Director)
Company:
NFTS
Project details:
Written by Laura Jayne Tunbridge, starring Bella Ramsey, Sean Buchanan, Safia Oakley-Green.

* Royal Television Society Student Awards - Best Post Graduate Drama Winner 2022
* BAFTA qualifying Underwire - Official Selection 2022
* BAFTA qualifying Norwich - Official Selection 2021
Production (role):
RINGO
Company:
NFTS
Project details:
Written by Oscar Redding, Music and Lyrics by Alastair McNamara
Production (role):
CRASHING WAVES (Writer/Director)
Company:
Screen South
Project details:
Choreographed by Joshua Hubbard

* Official Selection for #fivefilmsforfreedom presented by British Council and BFI Flare 2019
* Nominated for the Iris Prize 2018
* Broadcast on Series 5 of Random Acts 2018
* Vimeo Staff Pick 2018

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): MALPRACTICE (Director shadowing and 2nd Unit director)
    Company: ITV
    Project details: Directed by Phil Barantini, Starring Niamh Algar
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): DALI LAND (Director shadowing and assisting)
    Company: Zephyr Films
    Project details: Directed by Mary Harron, Written by John Walsh, Starring Sir Ben Kingsley
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): REQUIEM (Director)
    Company: NFTS
    Project details: Written by Laura Jayne Tunbridge, starring Bella Ramsey, Sean Buchanan, Safia Oakley-Green.

    * Royal Television Society Student Awards - Best Post Graduate Drama Winner 2022
    * BAFTA qualifying Underwire - Official Selection 2022
    * BAFTA qualifying Norwich - Official Selection 2021
  • Production (role): RINGO
    Company: NFTS
    Project details: Written by Oscar Redding, Music and Lyrics by Alastair McNamara
  • Production (role): CRASHING WAVES (Writer/Director)
    Company: Screen South
    Project details: Choreographed by Joshua Hubbard

    * Official Selection for #fivefilmsforfreedom presented by British Council and BFI Flare 2019
    * Nominated for the Iris Prize 2018
    * Broadcast on Series 5 of Random Acts 2018
    * Vimeo Staff Pick 2018
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