Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartInterview: Pragya Pallavi, the queer musician making waves in IndiaPragya Pallavi is a Mumbai-based independent artist, musician and filmmaker. She is also making history this May with the release of the…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartThe Favourite: Period film revolt and comedies of mannersLove’s but a frailty of the mind, When ’tis not with ambition joined.Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartThe Norse Mythology you thought you knew: Snorri Sturluson’s legacyYou might not have heard of Snorri Sturluson before, but you will have felt his impact. From Marvel’s Loki and Thor, to the highly…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartInterview: Nyla Ahmad on Full Colour, a new comic mentorship programme for young POC/BAME creatorsNyla Ahmad works for BHP Comics and is Co-Lead on Full Colour, a new mentoring programme for young people from POC/BAME communities aiming…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartThe future isn’t accessible: The film industry’s problem with real disabled representation“If you are never to see yourself depicted…You believe no other like you ever existed. You begin to wonder if you even exist.”…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartWhy the British Transport system is essentially ableist and humiliating[Originally published in 2018 for The National Student]Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartInterview: Lucy Porter on her Fringe Show Pass It On (2018)Lucy Porter is a comedian, writer and actress, active since the 1990s. She has done 11 solo Fringe stand-up shows with many then touring…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartSuperhero sincerity and Aquaman (2018).The rise of superhero sincerity has been a long time coming. Like clockwork there has been a shift from dark to light-hearted depictions…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartWhy we need to transform transgender film representation.“Tell our stories with the creativity, dignity, humour and depth that makes us real people. Let us help you tell those stories or better…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Jessica Secmezsoy-UrquhartHelen Keller:The Revolutionary and Social ActivistAs a disabled person I dream of embodying the same passion for achieving social justice that Helen Keller had.Nov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017