Claire Oakley

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Claire Oakley
Make Up - IFFR 2020 (2).jpg
Born
London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationFilm Director, Screenwriter
Years active2011–present

Claire Oakley (born 1985) is a British film director and screenwriter. She began her career directing multiple short films, including Tracks (2014) and Physics (2012) before writing and directing her first feature film Make-Up (2020).[1]

Early life and education[]

Oakley was raised in Hammersmith, West London and later studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, where she first developed an interest in film.[2]

Career[]

Her career began as a script reader working at various companies, including BBC Films and the BFI, before writing and directing her first short film Beautiful Enough (2010).[3][4] She subsequently directed four more short films.[5]

Her first feature film Make Up was released in 2020 to critical acclaim; on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 43 critics gave the film a positive review, with Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph writing 'as poetically teasing as it is psychologically precise, Make Up signals the arrival of an exciting new talent'.[6][7]

Oakley is currently working on a second feature film, adapted from the novel .[2]

She also founded Cinesisters, an 'inclusive collective of female directors' with over 175 members which aims to support and provide resources to female filmmakers.[8][2]

Personal life[]

Oakley resides in East London, where she lives with her wife.[9]

Filmography[]

Feature Films[5]

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2020 Make-Up Yes Yes No

Short Films[5]

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2010 Beautiful Enough Yes Yes Yes
2012 Physics Yes Yes No
2014 James Yes No No
2014 Tracks Yes Yes No
2016 Waterfall No No Yes
2016 Pumeza: Tuning In Yes Yes No

References[]

  1. ^ "Make Up director Claire Oakley: 'I was worried people might think we were making a porno'". the Guardian. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ^ a b c Jacobs, Emma (17 July 2020). "New film-maker Claire Oakley on desire and storytelling". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-06-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Catching Up with Underwire Alumni: Claire Oakley". Underwire Festival. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. ^ "Beautiful Enough". claireoakley. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  5. ^ a b c "Claire Oakley | FILMS". claireoakley. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  6. ^ Make Up (2019), retrieved 2021-06-01
  7. ^ Collin, Robbie (2020-07-30). "Make Up review: this sexy, eerie Cornish creeper is the best British film of 2020 so far". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. ^ "About | Cinesisters". cinesisters 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ^ "Make Up director Claire Oakley: 'I was worried people might think we were making a porno'". The Guardian. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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