Stacey Gregg - Playwright, Screenwriter, and Director

One thing the last two years have reminded us of is how important
the arts are to our enjoyment of life and our sanity as the
pandemic has lingered. We love escaping into movies.


I am so excited to welcome a creative whirlwind and triple threat
to the show today. Stacey Gregg is an accomplished screenwriter,
playwright, and director, and she is going to talk to us about
her feature-length directorial debut called Here Before. It’s a
psychological thriller starring Andrea Riseborough, coming out in
February 2022. It's a Rooks Nest and BBC Film.  


Listen till 09:57 to hear Stacey talk about how her lived
experiences influence her filmmaking.


"I grew up in a very working-class family in Belfast and you
know, I didn't come from an artsy background or a professional
background. I was also queer and knew from quite a young age, and
I think that... Sounds almost a bit like a cliche to say it, but
I think that outsider's perspective or feeling like I was always
seeing things a bit sideways it very early on makes you very, I
think quite empathic, you know, and you're always seeking to
connect with people and find things in common.


I mean, I don't know quite how those things connect directly to
the filmmaker I am. Except that I guess coming at things
sideways, valuing voices that sometimes have been on the margins,
understanding that solidarity is very important and we need to
raise everyone up, not just ourselves or causes that feel like
they only directly affect us."


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