Strong Female Character

"Hanna Flint speaks from the heart in Strong Female Character, a personal and incisive reflection on how cinema has been the key to understanding herself and the world we live in. A staunch feminist of mixed-race heritage, Hanna has succeeded in an industry not designed for people like her. Interweaving anecdotes from familial and personal experiences - episodes of messy sex, introspection, and that time actor Vincent D'Onofrio tweeted that Hanna Flint sounded 'like a secret agent' - she offers a critical eye on the screen's representation of women and ethnic minorities, their impact on her life, body image and ambitions, with the humour and eloquence that has made her a leading film critic of her generation. Divided into the sections Origin Story, Coming of Age, Adult Material, Workplace Drama and Strong Female Character, the book ponders how the creative industries could better reflect our multicultural society."--

About the author

Hanna Flint is a London-based critic, journalist and host who has been covering film and culture for nearly a decade.

Her reviews, interviews and features have appeared in GQ, Empire, the Guardian, Elle US, Sight & Sound, Radio Times, BBC Culture and elsewhere. She is a frequent guest on BBC Radio 4's Front Row, the co-host of MTV Movies and the weekly film review podcast Fade to Black, the co-founder of The First Film Club event series and podcast, and a member of London's Critics' Circle.

She is a voice for gender equality, diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry and an advocate for MENA representation as a writer of Tunisian heritage.

Summary

Leading film critic of her generation offers an unflinchingly honest and humorousaccount of her millennial journey tow ards self-acceptance through a cinematic lens.

Product details

• Authors: Hanna Flint
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2022
• EAN: 9781804440001
• ISBN: 978-1-80444-000-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 331 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Feminism & feminist theory, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film, TV and Radio industries, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism