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Mothers have long been absent from dystopian stories. ‘Maternal cli-fi’ is changing the narrative

Writing over 30 years ago, feminist film scholar E. Ann Kaplan famously described mothers in cinema as “an absent presence” – background figures that might facilitate the narrative but who are rarely, if ever, its focus.

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2024

The End We Start From review – Jodie Comer is phenomenal in end-of-days survival thriller

As England sinks beneath flood waters, a new mother finds herself fighting on two fronts in Mahalia Belo’s terrific debut feature, adapted from Megan Hunter’s novel

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

‘It’s been the craziest moment of my life’: the 2023 British independent film award nominees on risk, romance, and why UK film is on fire

From buzzy romcom Rye Lane via the psychosexual noir Femme to the teen thrills of How to Have Sex, six nominees take us behind the scenes of the exciting new wave of British cinema

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023