Ep 42: Ruth Madeley & Rachel Griffiths talk Diversity In Ability, Ride Like A Girl, Muriel's Wedding
Girls On Film - Un pódcast de Anna Smith
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Rachel Griffiths (Muriel's Wedding, Six Feet Under) and Ruth Madeley (Years and Years) give exclusive interviews about their work in this special uncut version of our latest video show on the BFI YouTube. Actor Ruth Madeley talks to Anna about Diversity In Ability and her latest film, Verisimilitude, in which she plays a wheelchair user training an able bodied actor for a role as a character with disabilities. She talks about the practice of casting able bodied actors and explains her views about the urgent need for change. Rachel Griffiths shares the inside track on her directorial debut, Ride Like A Girl, and explains how important it is to cast actors with Downs Syndrome. She also shares hilarious stories about filming Muriel’s Wedding, talks about her intense role in Six Feet Under, and brings her French bulldog in for a chat! You can see the video versions of these interviews here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkOdRT8c4DM Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Girls On Film is an HLA production. Executive producer: Hedda Archbold. Producer: Jane Long. Principal Partner: Peter Brewer. Intern: Heather Dempsey.
