Andrea Arnold

Bird Interview: Nykiya Adams and Jason Buda Breakout in Andrea Arnold’s Latest

Filmmaker Andrea Arnold has developed a well-earned reputation for finding incredible, undiscovered talent and placing them centre stage in her feature films. From Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank to Sasha Lane in American Honey, these new actors have become the beating heart of Arnold’s narratives. The real-life experience they bring and their compelling and unmannered […]

TIFF 2011 Review: Wuthering Heights

Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights is going to anger a lot of people. Which is a shame, because it is brilliant. As an interpretation, not an adaptation, Arnold take a different route, exploring certain themes and characters within the text from a different perspective. And what a perspective – this is raw, gritty, melancholy and visceral in […]

TIFF Review: Fish Tank

15 year-old Mia’s life is claustrophobic.  The council estate flat that she shares with her mother and sister is tiny. The corridors are tiny, and filled with young people who swear in ways that would make Mickey Rourke blush.  Her mother seems to care little for her; in fact, there doesn’t seem to be anyone […]