Girls on Film Ep 36: Monica Dolan, Desiree Akhavan, Mark Cousins & Nisha Ganatra (Season 1, Episode 36)
Podcast Episode | 65 min | Talk-Show

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Girls on Film

Ep 36: Monica Dolan, Desiree Akhavan, Mark Cousins & Nisha Ganatra (Season 1, Episode 36)

Podcast Episode | 65 min | Talk-Show

This episode features extended, uncut interviews from the latest Girls On Film YouTube show with the British Film Institute. Actor Monica Dolan chats about her leading role in Days of the Bagnold Summer, and about collaborating with ...See moreThis episode features extended, uncut interviews from the latest Girls On Film YouTube show with the British Film Institute. Actor Monica Dolan chats about her leading role in Days of the Bagnold Summer, and about collaborating with writers and directors in films including Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and The Falling. She explores three of her favourite iconic female roles in cinema, and shares her views on the visibility of female directors. Actor, writer and director Desiree Akhavan talks about the delicate balance of directing sex scenes in The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Appropriate Behaviour, and shares a message for 'film nerds' in isolation. Writer and director Mark Cousins becomes Girls On Film's second ever male guest, and reveals the behind the scenes story behind Women Make Film, paying tribute to his iconic narrators including Tilda Swinton and Jane Fonda. Finally, director Nisha Ganatra (Late Night) talks about her new film The High Note starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson. She shares her upbeat views about the future for female directors and her solution for reaching gender parity. Written by Girls on Film See less

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Name	Known for
Anna Smith Self - Host (voice) Self - Host (voice) See fewer	Girls on Film (2018)
Monica Dolan Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Eye in the Sky (2015)
Desiree Akhavan Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Appropriate Behavior (2014)
Mark Cousins Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The First Movie (2009)
Nisha Ganatra Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Chutney Popcorn (1999)