ELEANOR CAPALDI is a writer based in Glasgow.
Her work centres women and is committed to adding complexity and depth to lesbian representation on screen, as well as working with majority queer crews behind the camera. Some of her favourite films are by filmmakers Clio Barnard, Catherine Hardwicke, Céline Sciamma and Kelly Reichardt (to name a few).
Most recent short Fizzing, a lesbian coming of age drama made through a charitable award from the Scottish International Education Trust, is now on its festival run, and has been nominated for the Special Recognition Award at Sunrise Film Festival (BIFA qualifying) in the Out and Proud category. It has also screened at Women X (BIFA qual), ForRainbow Brazil, Northampton, Saturn Returns and Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+. A feature based off this is in early development. Short film Bookmarks, is a Tiny Little Picture made through GMAC with Screen Scotland, nominated for the Community Award at the Iris Prize. Additional short films have screened at SQIFF, Roze FilmDagen, image+nation LGBT2SQ+ Montréal, amongst others. Short play Public Display nominated for the Framework Prize. Feature Receipts was longlisted for the Sundance Writers Lab.
A participant of:
Less is More Feature Development Lab by Le Groupe Ouest.
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) Talent Lab
John Yorke Story for Screenwriting
EIFF Script Starter
BFI Network Weekender, and,
GFF & ScreenSkills New Talent Mentorship Scheme, mentored by filmmaker Siri Rødnes
Eleanor holds a PhD in audience engagement with art, considering issues of access, inclusion, the digital, and queering of art, alongside an MLitt in Film and Television Studies, both University of Glasgow, and a BA (Hons) Communication and Mass Media, Glasgow Caledonian University.
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