Special Event: Pupil Premiere of Your Fat Friend followed by a Q&A with director Jeanie Finlay (suitable for 15+ yrs)

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Jeanie Finlay is one of Britain's most distinctive documentary makers. She creates award-winning work for cinema and television, telling intimate stories to international audiences. She has made films for HBO, IFC, BBC as well as four commissions for the acclaimed BBC Storyville strand, including BIFA nominated The Great Hip Hop Hoax and BIFA winning Orion:The Man Who Would Be King Whether inviting audiences to share the (extra)ordinary journey of a British transgender man, pregnant with his child (BIFA nominated Seahorse), behind the scenes of Teesside's last record shop in her home town (SOUND IT OUT), or onto the set of the world's biggest television show (Emmy nominated Game Of Thrones: The Last Watch), all of Jeanie's films are all made with the same steel and heart, sharing an empathetic approach to bringing overlooked and untold stories to the screen. After the film we will have a Q&A with Jeanie with a chance for students to ask questions.

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