Elizabeth Sankey
Elizabeth Sankey is a British filmmaker and musician, best known for her film Romantic Comedy.[1] and for playing in the indie-pop band Summer Camp.[2]
Music career
As part of Summer Camp she has released four albums[3][4] and the soundtrack to the film Beyond Clueless.
Films
Her debut feature film, Romantic Comedy, premiered at South By Southwest and was distributed in the UK by MUBI.[5] It consists of clips from hundreds of pre-existing films, with narration by Sankey exploring the history of the genre,[6] intercut with interviews with other contributors including Jessica Barden, Charlie Lyne and Laura Snapes[7]
In 2024, she wrote and directed the film Witches.[8]
References
- ^ "Romantic Comedy review – our love affair with the romcom". the Guardian. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (3 March 2011). "In Thrall to the 1980s: Put 16 Candles on That Hunk of Frosted Yearning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Summer Camp". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Subscribe (13 February 2020). "Summer Camp - Romantic Comedy". diymag.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Romantic Comedy, retrieved 30 September 2020
- ^ "Elizabeth Sankey on deconstructing the rom-com". Little White Lies. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Sankey, Elizabeth (10 March 2020), Romantic Comedy (Documentary, Comedy, Romance), Jessica Barden, Cameron Cook, Anne T. Donahue, Simran Hans, 1091 Ten Ninety One, retrieved 30 September 2020
- ^ ‘Witches’ Review: Self-Serious Doc Links Women’s Mental Health With the Ethereal - The Hollywood Reporter
