Clara Bradbury-Rance

Nov 28, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Jason Anderson |Sophia Satchell-Baeza |Lillian Crawford |Clara Bradbury-Rance

Clair Titley’s short and shocking documentary tells the story of Hamatsu Tomoaki, who in 1998 was cast on a Japanese TV show to spend 15 months naked in an apartment, surviving on winnings from entering magazine contests. 28 November 2024As Hamatsu Tomoaki prepared to leave his Fukushima home and head to Tokyo in hopes of succeeding as a comedian, his parents gave him this advice: “Whatever you do, don’t get naked.” This may seem unusual.

Nov 22, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Lillian Crawford |Clara Bradbury-Rance |David West

The stage musical Wicked is relentless. One song bleeds into the next, with little respite to catch breath as the first act hurtles its way towards the events of The Wizard of Oz. What will strike audiences while watching the movie adaptation of Wicked is that this film is only the musical’s first act, and yet at 160 minutes it is almost the same length as the entire stage production.  This is a good thing.

Nov 21, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Sophia Satchell-Baeza |Lillian Crawford |Clara Bradbury-Rance

“Whenever I think of you, the taste of mango appears in my mouth. I’m transported back to all the times we ate them together.” With this opening address to her mother, filmmaker Chloe Abrahams ushers forth a stream of dreamlike images. The Taste of Mango, the British-Sri Lankan artist’s striking debut feature, is a domestic documentary portrait with a reparative and therapeutic purpose.

Nov 21, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Clara Bradbury-Rance |David West |Jordan Cronk

British Palestinian drag queen Layla navigates a new relationship with uptight marketing executive Max in Amrou Al-Kadhi’s joyful, nuanced drama. 21 November 2024Amrou Al-Kadhi’s directorial debut Layla is a beautifully observed narrative of love, sex, gender and friendship.

Jul 26, 2024 | kcl.ac.uk | Clara Bradbury-Rance

The exclusion of butch representation in the Barbie movie limits its queer inclusivity, says new paper released in the year of the doll's 65th anniversary. Dr Clara Bradbury-Rance, Senior Lecturer in Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Department of Liberal Arts, imagines how the film could be different if it featured a butch version of Barbie in a new paper published in Feminist Media Studies.