Jacqueline Wright
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Jacqueline Wright is an English director of film, TV and music promos.
Wright’s short films include David the Great, a comedic homage to magician David Blaine; Out of Water, which was funded by the UK Film Council
; and Stiffy, a comedy with a necrophiliac theme which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
2005 and was shortlisted for the BBC New Filmmaker’s Award in 2006.
Several of Wright’s short films have been collaborations with writer and actress Alice Lowe
. They also worked together on Lowe’s 2005 Edinburgh Fringe stage show MoonJourney, a comedic rock-opera which spoofed Kate Bush
, on which Wright worked as Associate Director.
Her music videos include promos for Lowe’s songs Sticks and Balls and Earth Birth, as well the Raindance/Tiscali Award-winning promo for The Shakes’s single Liberty Jones.
She is currently developing a horror feature film script.
Wright’s short films include David the Great, a comedic homage to magician David Blaine; Out of Water, which was funded by the UK Film Council
UK Film Council
The UK Film Council was set up in 2000 by the Labour Government as a non-departmental public body to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It was constituted as a private company limited by guarantee governed by a board of 15 directors and was funded through sources including the...
; and Stiffy, a comedy with a necrophiliac theme which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
2005 and was shortlisted for the BBC New Filmmaker’s Award in 2006.
Several of Wright’s short films have been collaborations with writer and actress Alice Lowe
Alice Lowe
Alice Lowe is an English actress and writer mainly in comedy, from the English Midlands.Lowe attended a comprehensive school and graduated from Cambridge University. She began her career co-devising and performing in surreal experimental theatre shows such as City Haunts, Snowbound and Progress In...
. They also worked together on Lowe’s 2005 Edinburgh Fringe stage show MoonJourney, a comedic rock-opera which spoofed Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
, on which Wright worked as Associate Director.
Her music videos include promos for Lowe’s songs Sticks and Balls and Earth Birth, as well the Raindance/Tiscali Award-winning promo for The Shakes’s single Liberty Jones.
She is currently developing a horror feature film script.
External links
- David the Great on BBC Film Network http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A12476540
- Out of Water on BBC Film Network http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A19401185
- Stiffy on BBC Film Network http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A10838045