Welcome to the very first episode of Women Vs Hollywood, in which Helen O’Hara explores the glamorous world of Awards. With the help of Amy Gustin, Tom Salinksy and Jessica Regan, she’ll discuss why female filmmakers are often overlooked at awards ceremonies, and how things may be changing for the better.   

You can find our host, Helen O’Hara (she/her), on Twitter @HelenLOHara.

You can also find Helen on The Empire Film Podcast.

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Our Guests This Week Were:

Amy Gustin (she/her): @AmyGustin on Twitter

Find out more about her work at https://www.bifa.film/people/amy-gustin/   

Tom Salinsky (he/him) 

Find out more about his work at https://bestpickpod.com/ 

Jessica Regan (she/her): @itsjessregan on Twitter

Find out more about her work at https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/jessica-regan 

This week’s recommended films were:

Rare Beasts (2019), directed by Billie Piper, recommended by Amy Gustin

A New Leaf (1971), directed by Elaine May, recommended by Tom Salinsky

Titus Andronicus (1999), directed by Julie Taymor, recommended by Jessica Regan

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Host: Helen O’Hara (she/her)

Producer: Maddy Searle (she/her)

Executive Producers: Kobi Omenaka (he/him) and Ella Watts (she/her)

Artwork: Steve Leard (he/him)

Music: Jazz Apricot – Joey Pecoraro; Jazz Mango – Joey Pecoraro; Walk Through the Park – TrackTribe

SFX: stefan021 via freesound.org 

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