As the U.S., much of Europe, and the U.K. shift toward the political right, the rhetoric grows more insular, defensive, and protective. Samantha Harvey defensiveeuropegrow Change image and share on social
I'm just fascinated by the past. You know, both by the possibilities it holds and by the complete tyranny of it, the way it sort of keeps you in this stranglehold and makes you want things that you no longer have and you can never get back. Samantha Harvey backcompletefascinate share on social
It's quite difficult to write about female friendship without it seeming to be a very niche subject. It's a difficult balance. Samantha Harvey balancedifficultfemale Change image and share on social
There are many ways to go about a story. And if you give yourself some formal constraints, it just makes the job so much - maybe 'easier' isn't the right word, but because you know your boundaries, you can just play within those boundaries much more, so it's much more fun to do. Samantha Harvey boundaryconstrainteasy share on social
Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would happen if you had a similar character, who was so relentlessly questioning of everything? In a modern society, would we be any more or any less tolerant of that kind of character? Samantha Harvey beliefcharacterexecute share on social
Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and agreeing about the misdemeanours of men... mild, soft, nurturing relationships. Samantha Harvey agreebagchild Change image and share on social
The Japanese have different words for love. To them, it's plain weird that we love spaghetti and love our children and love our lovers, all with the same word, when surely the thing being described as love is radically different in each case. Samantha Harvey casechildjapanese share on social
With 'All Is Song,' I tried to construct a very traditional narrative that pulls no tricks. Samantha Harvey constructnarrativepull Change image and share on social
My sister is my sister regardless - has always been and always will be and has no choice about it. This is a love quite distinct from that of a lover, with whom we fall in love, in part, because they are free and have a choice. Samantha Harvey choicedistinctfall share on social
The past is open to all sorts of magical possibilities because it can't be verified. It's as we make it, so it seems to be entirely free. It seems to be completely up for grabs. But of course it's not. Samantha Harvey completelyfreegrab share on social