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Ellen Cheshire
Dec 21, 20241 min read
Lads of the Village: from stage to silent film to court
In 1919 a film version of the hit stage show Lads of the Village lurched into cinemas. The show had been touring the UK for two years...
Ellen Cheshire
Apr 16, 20231 min read
Happy Brithday Charlie Chaplin
134 years ago today (in 1889), Charlie Chaplin was a born in South London. 10 years ago (in 2013), I was invited to research and write...
Ellen Cheshire
Jun 7, 20203 min read
#52FilmsByWomen - 5th Year of films Directed by Women
Well the good news is that each 'year' it is getting easier to find films directed by women, on the down side they still only represent a...
Ellen Cheshire
Jun 10, 20191 min read
Early Women Filmmakers: Films Directed by Women
Last night, or was it early morning I set my alarm for 0230 in order to do a radio interview with Paul Ross on his Late Late Early Early...
Ellen Cheshire
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Charlie Chaplin - BBC World Service
Back in May 2013 I started working on Taschen's The Charlie Chaplin Archives edited by Paul Duncan. This was an amazing project for...
Ellen Cheshire
Feb 27, 20162 min read
Film-making & Husband-stalking!
This month (February 2016) saw the publication of Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema by Supernova Books. I was thrilled to discover that...
Ellen Cheshire
May 14, 20152 min read
City Symphonies
Last year I invested (via kickstarter) in London Symphony, a brand New Silent Film about the Culture and Diversity of London. The...
Ellen Cheshire
May 4, 20151 min read
Not so Silent Women: Films Directed by Women
Recently I've been working on a chapter for Aurora Metro's forthcoming Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema (exploring women’s contribution...
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