Filmmaker Ellie
Land uses documentary, digital and traditional animation techniques to
make films that explore issues such as femininity, gender politics, and
identity. Her films have attracted a number of awards, commendations and
special mentions from a variety of prestigious international film
festivals.
Ellie’s most recent film Centrefold commissioned by the Wellcome Trust
released in July 2012, and has contributed to the international debate
on the ethics of labia surgery. The film featured on Radio 4's Women's
Hour and is currently screening in competition at international film festivals.
Other recent work includes a commission from War child UK, a part participatory animated project with youth in Uganda.
Ellie
is now starting pre-production on a participatory animated documentary
about the recent effects of welfare reform in the UK.
Ellie has an MA in Animation from The Royal
College of Art. She now lives in the North East of England and is the
current Senior Lecturer in Animation and Motion Graphics at the
University of Northumbria.
She is also the co founder of
Find out more at - www.ellieland.com
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