Anna Smith speaks to two female directors about their first features. Both films explore isolation, longing and and self-acceptance in very different eras and genres.
Anna speaks to Claire Oakley about Make Up, a coming of age story mixing mystery and body horror with contemporary realism and to Jessica Swale about her engaging period drama, Summerland, set during the Second World War, alongside star Gemma Arterton.
Gemma Arterton and Jessica Swale
Claire Oakley