Susan Wokoma Instagram – Our gorgeous slice of 2006 queer musical joy #BonusTrack is ready to watch on @skytv and @nowtv TODAY 🏳️🌈 🎵 🏳️🌈🎵🏳️🌈🎵🏳️🌈🎵🏳️🌈🎵
We shot this two summers ago in dreamy York and honestly, the joy you’ll feel watching it is the joy that was palpable on set. I *love* this one and hope you will too. (Official 📸: @loxphoto. Original 🎵 by @ollyalexanderr)
So many people are part of making a film but I’d like to take this moment and do a long caption love-in for our wonderful gorgeous director @julia_jackman_ (I’m getting teary just typing this)
We met in 2017 when she cast me in her very first short film. I’m quite discerning when it comes to new friends nowadays but I thought ‘who is this delightful sweet Canadian person and can she be my friend please thanks’
Julia is one of the big reasons I thought it was possible to explore directing myself. There are all the essential things needed for directing that she clearly possesses- having a clear vision, decisiveness, being clever as fuck, boundaries, a prime communicator and leader… but the thing that isn’t necessarily valued as a ‘director trait’ is kindness. Oh my god babyboy is so kind. And thoughtful. AND POLITE. And kind. Did I say kind? Having experienced some bizarre unpleasant behaviours from ‘leaders’ in the past, seeing how she does the f-ing job AND maintains her humanity made me think ‘maybe there’s space for gentler directors…’
Julia could ask me to just nod and blink in any project and I’d be there. I love her and her brain and her heart and I am *thrilled* to be a small part of her debut feature film.
So load up #BonusTrack and enjoy a slice of light and feels in these dark times.
Happy Pride Month x
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#queerfilmmakers | Posted on 01/Jun/2024 17:10:21
