The Reel Girls Club

by Lucie RG

I'm Lucie Rose and this is my podcast, The Reel Girls Club. The aim of the podcast is to educate, inform, inspire and empower women and girls (or to anyone who is interested!) who want to work in cinema and television. In the podcast, I interview women in the film industry, providing you with advice, tips and inspirational anecdotes about their careers.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • S2 E8 - Mary Harron - Director & Screenwriter

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    S2 E8 - Mary Harron - Director & Screenwriter

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    In this episode I'm very excited and very grateful to be joined by Mary Harron. Mary is a Director & Screenwriter of major feature films such as, I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho, Charlie Says, Daliland, The Notorious Bettie Page and many more. In this interview, we talk about Mary's childhood growing up between Hollywood & Ontario, her student years in London, her first steps into the film world in New York, what it was like working as a music journalist for PUNK magazine and as a director on set with Christian Bale. A true pinch-me moment that I got to interview such an iconic woman. Follow for further updates on Instagram @reelgirlsclub

  • S2 E7 - Mariayah Kaderbhai - Head of Programmes at BAFTA

    S2 E7 - Mariayah Kaderbhai - Head of Programmes at BAFTA

    In today's episode, I'm joined by Mariayah Kaderbhai, Head of Programmes at BAFTA. While you all may know BAFTA for the awards ceremony, it's also a membership organisation and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the UK. BAFTA also has an international programme of events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures, and mentoring schemes in the United Kingdom and the United States. In this episode, we talk about Mariayah's career beginnings at the BFI and Al Jazeera English, she also shares her advice for interviewing film stars and documentary filmmakers as well as what BAFTA offers for those interested in working in the film industry, and much more, Links for information mentioned in podcast: Podcast: Countdown To The BAFTAs | BAFTA BAFTA Connect Membership | BAFTA About BAFTA Membership | BAFTA Job Vacancies | BAFTA BAFTA - Opportunities @ Creative Access Disclaimer: podcast episodes are recorded on Zoom therefore the audio quality may reflect this. The episode was recorded in January 2024 so when I say next month for the BAFTAS, I mean February! Thanks for listening!

  • S2 E6 - Charlotte Finlay - Costume Supervisor (BARBIE!)

    S2 E6 - Charlotte Finlay - Costume Supervisor (BARBIE!)

    In today's episode, I'm joined by Charlotte Finlay who is a costume supervisor and has worked on some of the most major film productions you've definitely heard of: Harry Potter, Mission Impossible, Indiana Jones, Love Actually (you can check out her full, impressive, IMDb resume here!) ... and most recently, on Barbie!Charlotte worked alongside costume designer Jacqueline Durran and with director Greta Gerwig. We talk all about her career beginnings in Paris, what kind of challenges a costume supervisor encounters on set, advice and tips for succeeding in the industry and much more...

  • S2 E5 - Doroteya Droumeva - Screenwriter & Director

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    S2 E5 - Doroteya Droumeva - Screenwriter & Director

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    In this episode of The Reel Girls Club, I interview screenwriter and director, Doroteya Droumeva, from Bulgaria and now resides in Berlin. Her debut feature film 'The Vagabonds' featured at the International Cannes Film Festival last year following the success of her short-film 'The Letter' which won the Cinefondation prize in 2011. In this conversation, we talk about how she got into filmmaking, what inspired her to make 'The Vagabonds' and what she would like to see better representation of in cinema and more...

  • S2 E4 - Carol Spier - Production Designer

    S2 E4 - Carol Spier - Production Designer

    In the first episode of 2023, I have the pleasure to be joined by award-winning, international production designer, Carol Spier. Carol is known for her long collaboration on several films with David Cronenberg, such as The Fly, Crash and Eastern Promises, to name a few. She has also worked with other directors such as Guillermo Del Toro & Jodie Foster. In today's, short-but-sweet, episode, we talk all about how Carol went from studying interior design to working in theatre, to a lifelong career in cinema. We also talked about the 'pre pre' production process and where she finds inspiration for her set designs and much more.