Are the arts in trouble? The best people to ask would be the artists.
A frank look at the relationship between funded and unfunded creative work, and a conversation about the wider landscape of funding in Scotland and the UK.
Hosted by Sarah Grant, created as part of the Fight Me film Kickstarter.
Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm
This week’s guest is interdisciplinary artist, writer and producer, Bibi June, working across poetry, audio drama, theatre and more. Originally from the Netherlands, Bibi was one of the first people I met when I started doing spoken word in Glasgow in 2016, and they have continued to inspire me with the work they make and the approach they take to being an international and interdisciplinary artist. We chatted about the complexities of identifying as a working class artist, the importance of rest and input, and the choices and sacrifices we all have to make when protecting our art and our peace
8 Aug 2024
104 - Raisah Ahmed
Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm
This week’s guest is Raisah Ahmed, writer and director of film and television, and chair of the Industry Advisory Committee for the Glasgow Short Film Festival. She has a feature film in development with Film4 and is adapting Ayesha’s Gift for television with Freedom Scripted, as well as having a laundry list of credits to her name. She is a champion of the Scottish South Asian community and works tirelessly to bring stories by South Asian artists for South Asian audiences to our screens. We chatted about schemes for entry level artists, the difference between working for free and asking people to work for free, being given the chance to fail in our work, and the idea of having a self-sufficient industry
28 Jun 2024
103 - Elaine Stirrat
Persistant and Nasty: https://www.persistentandnasty.co.uk/
Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm
Actor, writer, producer, activist, all around boss lady, Elaine Stirrat is this week's guest. As well as being a busy creative, Elaine is one half of the activism initiative, Persistent and Nasty, who advocate for women and other marginalised voices in the Scottish screen and theatre industries. We had a lovely chat about making change, peaking up, and the dangers and freedoms of being a nasty woman
20 Jun 2024
102 - Ella Watts
More from Ella: https://gejwatts.carrd.co/
Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm
This episode’s guest is Ella Watts, one of the most prominent voices in Audio Fiction in the UK. A Writer/Director and Producer, she has worked on huge shows such as BBC’s Dr Who Redacted, Six to Start’s Zombies Run, Marvel Move and more, she’s created Tin Can Audio’s Camlann. We talked about her journey from local community radio to working at the BBC and getting Dr Who redacted commissioned, the freedoms that come with creating niche art outside the constraints of form, and setting boundaries as a director and making tough decisions when your career progression and your morals conflict
13 Jun 2024
101 - Catriona MacLeod
And Friends: https://linktr.ee/andfriendsglasgow
Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm
Our first guest on the podcast is Catriona MacLeod. Cat is a writer and director of theatre and film, originally from the Isle of Mull but currently based in Glasgow. She is part of the first ever Sean Connery Talent Lab, and the founder of new scratch night and development platform, And Friends. Cat and I talked about her experience as a theatre director in Scotland, about The Edinburgh Fringe, and why she thinks it was easier to take something there ten years ago rather than now, and about her passion for spaces for new work.
8 Jun 2024
Introducing: Fund Me Or Fight Me
A new podcast about the relationship between funded and unfunded creative work, and a conversation about the wider landscape of funding in Scotland and the UK.
In this introductory episode, Sarah introduces the podcast, and talks a little bit about her film Fight Me, which is currently being crowdfunded.
Find out more: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm
Hosted by Sarah Grant
Produced by Tin Can Audio
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