I started to have these ideas for films. They were like running images in my head. But I didn't think I could be a director. I just literally didn't think it was a possibility. Then I started to suddenly see films of women. Sarah Gavron directorfilmhead share on social
I made lots of short films, about nine or ten short films. And then I made a television film called 'This Little Life.' Sarah Gavron callfilmlife Change image and share on social
Surround yourself with people who support you. Find champions. Sarah Gavron championfindpeople Change image and share on social
My grandmother - my mother's mother - was a German Jewish refugee, an only child who came here from Berlin in 1936 at the age of 17. Sarah Gavron ageberlinchild Change image and share on social
It was important to focus on working-class women because we so rarely focus, particularly in period films, on the working people. The suffragettes brought together women of all classes, which was one of the striking things about the movement. Sarah Gavron bringclassfilm share on social
Just going to Bangladesh was an experience... if you go into small villages in the U.K., they're backward and culturally devoid. But if you go into small villages in Bangladesh, they have classical music concerts. Sarah Gavron backwardbangladeshclassical share on social
It was only when I saw films in my early 20s by Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Sally Potter and Kathryn Bigelow, I started to think, 'Oh, it's possible.' I dared to suggest that I wanted to train to be a film director. Sarah Gavron 20sbigelowcampion share on social
I think the main thing for young women is to have confidence and not be afraid to challenge continuing inequalities, because that's the only way you'll get change. Sarah Gavron afraidchallengechange Change image and share on social
It's well proven that if you have equality in society, society flourishes, and if you have inequality, it doesn't. So it's good for everybody. Sarah Gavron equalityflourishgood Change image and share on social
I would love to see more diversity on all sides, and not just in terms of women; we need people from different walks of life making films. Sarah Gavron diversityfilmlife Change image and share on social
