Claire Oakley
Claire Oakley | |
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Born | London, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Occupation | Film Director, Screenwriter |
Years active | 2011–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 |
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2020 | Make-Up | Yes | Yes | No |
Short Films[5]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Jacobs, Emma (17 July 2020). "New film-maker Claire Oakley on desire and storytelling". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Catching Up with Underwire Alumni: Claire Oakley". Underwire Festival. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Beautiful Enough". claireoakley. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ a b c "Claire Oakley | FILMS". claireoakley. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Make Up (2019), retrieved 2021-06-01
- ^ 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.
- ^ "About | Cinesisters". cinesisters 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "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.
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- British film directors
- British women film directors
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- British women screenwriters
- Living people
- 1985 births