CYBER
by Jason Bushill
Video, editing, and music: Jason Bushill
Creative direction: Jason Bushill and Grzegorz Blazewicz
Model and Stylist: Justine Fung
“CYBER is a short fashion film exploring the vacuous glamour of online celebrity culture. In recent years, the term ‘influencer’ has become a mainstream label for online public figures who promote brands to their large followings. The film’s protagonist, Cyber, is the hyperreal embodiment of the ‘Instagram baddie’ persona, posing and strutting through moody London streets in reflective sunglasses and six-inch heels. This performance is all for the gaze of her imaginary onlookers that seem to surround her. Overall, CYBER seeks to highlight the absurd beauty of our online identities and how they shape us.”
Jason Bushill is an Undergraduate student of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, with a specific interest in fashion film and photography. Jason is drawn to exploring online identities and subcultures through his work.
Instagram: @jayszun
Perspective
by Emily Reader
TW: Body dysmorphia, intrusive thoughts, anxiety and strong language.
Written by Emily Reader
Directed by DArcy Brown
Performed by Alison Zrada
Curated by @ThematicTheatre and @SteedSmall
‘Perspective’ explores a young woman’s relationship with her body, her journey towards acceptance and struggles with intrusive thoughts.
The piece was originally commissioned by ‘LifeLogues’, a series of monologues based on lived experiences with the aim and intention of raising awareness and money for a number of charities which help individuals most affected by the themes and issues explored.
Emily Reader is an award-winning writer specialising in audio and television. Her stage play, Rumours, was performed both in Exeter and at the Inter-University Drama Festival in Glasgow in 2018. In May 2020, she adapted the script into a radio play. Her short film, Swan Song, and accompanying essay won her the Zara Malone Memorial Prize for the highest creative writing mark in her year. Emily has also written for BBC Radio: her jokes were selected amongst hundreds to be performed on Newsjack. Her scripts have been shortlisted by ‘Owdyado Theatre, Ghostcow Productions, and her work has been read at scratch nights lead by Scriptwriters & Co, Dapper Sandwich, Newsroom Theatre Company, and Lonely Penguin Productions.
She is currently studying MA Script Writing at Goldsmiths University.
Website: https://emilyreaderwriter.wordpress.com
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