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Esther May Campbell (born 27 May 1972 in London)[1] is a British filmmaker, director, photographer and writer. In 2008 she received a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for her film September. Campbell's debut feature film Light Years premiered in the International Critics’ Week section at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2]

Career

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A self-taught visual artist, Campbell's early work was directing low-fi music videos and short films. She directed several episodes of the BBC soap series Doctors and for Channel 4's Hollyoaks in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, she wrote and directed the short film September funded by the UKFC, which won the BAFTA award for short film, as well as many other international awards. In 2010, Campbell directed Channel 4 drama Skins and in 2012, she went on to direct a feature-length episode of BBC1's Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh. In 2015, her first feature film Light Years, starring Beth Orton and Muhammet Uzuner, premiered at Venice Critics Week.[3][4]

Besides her work in TV and cinema, Campbell is a prolific stills photographer.[5][6] Throughout the years Campbell continued to make music videos and record sleeves for artists such as Nancy Elizabeth,[7] Kath Bloom,[8] Joe Volk and James Blackshaw.[9] She is also involved in a project for displaced children, born of the Cube Cinema in Bristol .[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Light years pressbook at Venice International Film Critics' Week" (PDF). Venice International Film Critics' Week. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ Laura Berger (8 September 2015). "Venice Film Fest 2015 Women Directors: Meet Esther May Campbell – 'Light Years'". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ Guy Lodge (20 October 2015). "Venice Festival: Asian Shadows Picks up Tibetan 'Tharlo'". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ Charles Gant (15 October 2015). "'Light Years': Review". Screen International. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Interview: Esther May Campbell". Bristol 24/7. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Photoessay: Feeding the people we love". The Bristol Cable. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Nancy Elizabeth – Feet Of Courage". Vimeo. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Kath Bloom – I Just Can't Make It Without You". Vimeo. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ "James Blackshaw – We Who Stole The Dream". Vimeo. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ Morris, Steven (2 March 2010). "Bristol cinema sets up film shows for Haiti's earthquake children". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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