Sophie Mayer, Author at The F-Word

“I am drawn to the fire”: Being Ruby Rich programme at London Barbican next week

Sophie Mayer15 June 2017

Sophie Mayer introduces Being Ruby Rich, programme of screenings and talks celebrating feminist film critic coming to London next week...

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The power of the cameraperson

Sophie Mayer18 January 2017

Sophie Mayer recommends Kirsten Johnson’s extraordinary visual memoir Cameraperson as a film to hold on to in the current political climate...

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Once more with feeling: revisiting Buffy studies

Sophie Mayer1 August 2016

“Buff Buffy buff” Sophie Mayer reviews Patricia Pender’s book I’m Buffy and You’re History, which casts a new light on the show in relation to contemporary feminism...

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Keeping Rosa Luxemburg’s ideas alive: Red Rosa

Sophie Mayer4 March 2016

Sophie Mayer praises Kate Evans’ graphic novel about Rosa Luxemburg for its perfect pairing of word and image...

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A reluctant suffragette

Sophie Mayer25 October 2015

Sophie Mayer gives Suffragette all the kudos it deserves but highlights some threads of historical and political importance the film chooses to omit ...

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A girl at my door: interview with July Jung

Sophie Mayer14 September 2015

Sophie Mayer talks to July Jung as her first feature film opens in the UK cinemas...

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Why we’re Raising Films

Sophie Mayer25 August 2015

Sophie Mayer introduces Raising Films, a campaign aiming to bring diversity and sustainability into the film industry by organising parents and carers ...

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London Feminist Film Festival: 20-23 August

Sophie Mayer11 August 2015

Sophie Mayer previews the London Feminist Film Festival, back this year for its third edition 20-23 August...

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Thank fuck, it’s Tuesday

Sophie Mayer4 August 2015

Praising Sophie Hyde's debut feature, Sophie Mayer asserts you will never look at a Tuesday in quite the same way...

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Origins: Festival of First Nations (London, 9-24 June)

Sophie Mayer2 June 2015

Sophie Mayer previews the film programme of Origins: Festival of First Nations that celebrates female filmmakers from across the globe, telling the stories of Indigenous women ...

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“She’s getting back in the frame”: Interview with Céline Sciamma

Sophie Mayer5 May 2015

Sophie Mayer conquers her initial self-consciousness in Céline Sciamma's cool presence and asks the director some insightful questions about her latest film Girlhood and more ...

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Feminist film badass: an interview with Elisabeth Subrin

Sophie Mayer29 April 2015

Sophie Mayer talks to Elisabeth Subrin, director of Shulie, a 1997 shot-for-shot remake of 1967 documentary about Shulamith Firestone during her time as an art student ...

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Desiree Akhavan: it matters which stories we tell

Sophie Mayer28 February 2015

Desiree Akhavan talks to Sophie Mayer about studying with Ira Sachs, getting real about onscreen sex and why we need more selfish female protagonists ...

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Girlhoods, Margaritas and Björk: watching women at the London Film Festival

Sophie Mayer10 October 2014

With a record-breaking number of female directors represented at this year's festival, Sophie Mayer offers a feministly subjective 'What to see' guide ...

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