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👗 EPISODE 17 OF BEST GIRL GRIP IS UNZIPPED! 👗
I spoke to the brilliant Ruka Johnson, a costume designer on shorts produced by @tengtengfilms and music videos for @lilyallen. We chat ambition, safety on set and #Homecoming.
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— Nicole Davis (@stonecoledfox) May 7, 2019
I’m really excited for the episode this week as its completely new territory for me! I interviewed costume designer Ruka Johnson, who has a really varied CV across features, shorts, television and music videos. One of her most recent projects is Obey, a film that dramatises the 2011 London Riots, and she also worked on Sarah Gavron’s film Girl Untitled, which shrewd listeners will know has popped up on the pod quite a bit!
Hands down my favourite part of this chat is when Ruka says she wants to be really successful and completely owns it. I think its always really refreshing, perhaps sadly so, to hear a young woman claim that as their ambition. Even if you’re thinking it, we’re often told you have to keep your intentions on the down-low, and to be gracious and surprised and grateful when that success does find you. But its always super important to say what you want, to go after it and not feel shame about doing that, or shame about having success and wealth and creative fulfilment as a priority, so yeah that was cool to hear Ruka say and the rest of the chat is just as inspiring tbh. So enjoy! And thank you to Ruka for coming on.
Show notes:
- Ruka’s website
- Carmen Jones is showing at the BFI Southbank next month!
- Check out Homecoming on Netflix if you haven’t already.
- Teng Teng Films
Nicole Davis 