Girls On Film

Ep 19: Gurinder Chadha on Blinded By The Light

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Director Gurinder Chadha joins Girls On Film for a special episode about her new film Blinded By The Light. Based on the memoirs of Sarfraz Manor, the movie centres around a Bruce Springsteen-obsessed teen. The filmmaker talks about meeting The Boss and how Brexit informed the screenplay, as well as her career, feminism, her next music movie and her plans to make a superhero film. Host Anna Smith also reviews the film along with critic Kim Taylor-Foster, the Entertainment Editor at FANDOM. Book tickets now to watch Girls On Film Live! in Manchester and London: September 3rd at HOME: https://homemcr.org/event/girls-on-film-live-podcast-recording-september/ September 12th 2019 at London Podcast Festival: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/girls-on-film/ Girls On Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold, Jane Long and Alex Quinn.