3.9 Filmmaker Interview with Luke Shelley, Jenna-Louise Hawkins, and Sophie Stacey

Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, I interview Luke Shelley, Jenna-Louise Hawkins, and Sophie Stacey, the director, writer, and producer of the short film "What We Wished We Could Be," a story of a young couple dealing with illness as a result of contaminated blood.Listen to hear about Jenna-Louise's personal experience that inspired the story, some of the challenges of casting the film, and the challenges of setting the film in two distinct time periods.Books mentioned in this episode include:Bleeding Fabulous by Mark WardDeath in the Blood: the most shocking scandal in NHS history from the journalist who has followed the story for over two decades by Caroline WheelerCicero: Selected WorksFilms mentioned in this episode include:"What We Wished We Could Be" directed by Luke ShelleyMarriage Story directed by Noah Baumbach The Apartment directed by Billy WilderIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade directed by Steven SpielbergMidnight Cowboy directed by John SchlesingerBlack Swan directed by Darren AronofskyThe Exorcist directed by William FriedkinMulholland Dr. directed by David LynchWatership Down directed by Martin RosenThe Untouchables directed by Brian DiPalmaErin Brockovich directed by Steven SoderberghHot Fuzz directed by Edgar WrightThe Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson "What We Wished We Could Be" will be continuing its festival run throughout 2025.On Instagram Luke is @dirlukeshelley, Jenna-Louise is @jennalouhawkins, and Sophie is @sophielst. You can also follow the film @whatwewishedfilm for all the latest updates. Support the show