Women in Film and Television is such an important body. Sarah Gavron bodyfilmimportant Change image and share on social
The suffragettes realized the power of getting arrested and going to prison and harassing politicians and making a nuisance of themselves. It got them a lot of attention. What they never did was set out to endanger human life except for sacrificing themselves. Sarah Gavron arrestattentionendanger share on social
I'm so aware how often women's bodies are objectified on film. Sarah Gavron awarebodyfilm Change image and share on social
I suppose 'This Little Life' and 'Brick Lane' both have things in common in that they have a female protagonist very much at the centre of the story, and they're subjectively told. Sarah Gavron brickcentrecommon Change image and 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
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
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 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
