Fund Me Or Fight Me

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Are the arts in trouble? The best people to ask would be the artists. A frank look at the relationship between funded and unfunded creative work, and a conversation about the wider landscape of funding in Scotland and the UK. Hosted by Sarah Grant, created as part of the Fight Me film Kickstarter.

Episodes

  1. 08/22/2024

    105 - Bibi June

    Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm This week's guest is interdisciplinary artist, writer and producer, Bibi June, working across poetry, audio drama, theatre and more. Originally from the Netherlands, Bibi was one of the first people I met when I started doing spoken word in Glasgow in 2016, and they have continued to inspire me with the work they make and the approach they take to being an international and interdisciplinary artist. We chatted about the complexities of identifying as a working class artist, the importance of rest and input, and the choices and sacrifices we all have to make when protecting our art and our peace

    38 min

  2. 08/08/2024

    104 - Raisah Ahmed

    Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm This week's guest is Raisah Ahmed, writer and director of film and television, and chair of the Industry Advisory Committee for the Glasgow Short Film Festival. She has a feature film in development with Film4 and is adapting Ayesha's Gift for television with Freedom Scripted, as well as having a laundry list of credits to her name. She is a champion of the Scottish South Asian community and works tirelessly to bring stories by South Asian artists for South Asian audiences to our screens. We chatted about schemes for entry level artists, the difference between working for free and asking people to work for free, being given the chance to fail in our work, and the idea of having a self-sufficient industry

    57 min

  3. 06/28/2024

    103 - Elaine Stirrat

    Persistant and Nasty: https://www.persistentandnasty.co.uk/ Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm Actor, writer, producer, activist, all around boss lady, Elaine Stirrat is this week's guest. As well as being a busy creative, Elaine is one half of the activism initiative, Persistent and Nasty, who advocate for women and other marginalised voices in the Scottish screen and theatre industries. We had a lovely chat about making change, peaking up, and the dangers and freedoms of being a nasty woman

    46 min

  4. 06/20/2024

    102 - Ella Watts

    More from Ella: https://gejwatts.carrd.co/ Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm This episode's guest is Ella Watts, one of the most prominent voices in Audio Fiction in the UK. A Writer/Director and Producer, she has worked on huge shows such as BBC's Dr Who Redacted, Six to Start's Zombies Run, Marvel Move and more, she's created Tin Can Audio's Camlann. We talked about her journey from local community radio to working at the BBC and getting Dr Who redacted commissioned, the freedoms that come with creating niche art outside the constraints of form, and setting boundaries as a director and making tough decisions when your career progression and your morals conflict

    53 min

  5. 06/13/2024

    101 - Catriona MacLeod

    And Friends: https://linktr.ee/andfriendsglasgow Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm Our first guest on the podcast is Catriona MacLeod. Cat is a writer and director of theatre and film, originally from the Isle of Mull but currently based in Glasgow. She is part of the first ever Sean Connery Talent Lab, and the founder of new scratch night and development platform, And Friends. Cat and I talked about her experience as a theatre director in Scotland, about The Edinburgh Fringe, and why she thinks it was easier to take something there ten years ago rather than now, and about her passion for spaces for new work.

    46 min
  6. Introducing: Fund Me Or Fight Me

    06/08/2024

    Introducing: Fund Me Or Fight Me

    A new podcast about the relationship between funded and unfunded creative work, and a conversation about the wider landscape of funding in Scotland and the UK. In this introductory episode, Sarah introduces the podcast, and talks a little bit about her film Fight Me, which is currently being crowdfunded. Find out more: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm Hosted by Sarah Grant Produced by Tin Can Audio

    15 min
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Are the arts in trouble? The best people to ask would be the artists. A frank look at the relationship between funded and unfunded creative work, and a conversation about the wider landscape of funding in Scotland and the UK. Hosted by Sarah Grant, created as part of the Fight Me film Kickstarter.

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  • Creator
    Sarah Grant
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  • Episodes
    6
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