Many actors start making short films as a calling card for their acting. Two Year Rep 2016 graduate Emily shares her experience of making short films and taking them to festivals. 

Tell us a little bit about what you’ve been up to since graduating from Fourth Monkey

After graduating from Fourth Monkey I got involved in student films straight away. I wanted to gain more experience of acting in front of the camera and thought student films were a great way to do it, but also to gain contacts for future work. I found a group of people who worked on the same level as me, creatively and professionally. I made sure to stay in contact with them as I thought we worked really well together. As soon as they graduated we began creating short films together. We currently have two short films doing their festival run, Seven Minutes and Storytellers – both created by Govind Chandran. We filmed another short film in December called The Host, written and directed by Vista Visuals. This was more for show reel purposes for me and the production crew, but we may push it for festivals too. 

What is the project you’re currently working on?

I’m currently supporting the festival run of Storytellers. It’s about three people struggling with the limitations of themselves and the form they are telling their stories through: my form is through dance.