El XYZ

El XYZ

Filmmaker/ Offline EditorBirmingham, United Kingdom
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El XYZ

El XYZ

Filmmaker/ Offline EditorBirmingham, United Kingdom
About me
I am director of XYZ Projects (CIC), a recently formed trans/non-binary-run film collective based in Birmingham. Our work combines collaborative filmmaking methods and community archive building, with a focus on archiving and improving healthcare experiences from the LGBTQI+ community. We are currently in production for 'Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology' a trans/ non-binary healthcare film we are making as part of the BFI's NHS Untold Stories initiative. https://www.ukri.org/news/next-generation-of-filmmakers-to-tell-nhs-untold-film-stories/
Projects
  • Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology
    Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag TransthologyWe received a grant from the BFI's NHS Untold Stories initiative to make Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology, an anthology of transgender and non-binary healthcare experiences in Britain told through a drag comedy-satire take on a 1960s-70s public service healthcare announcement. The work is grounded in ethnographic healthcare research gathered via group interviews with members of the UK trans/non-binary community. These accounts/conversations around accessing gender affirming healthcare will
Work history
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    DirectorXYZ Projects (CIC)
    Birmingham, United KingdomFreelance
    I am director of XYZ Projects (CIC), a trans/non-binary-run film collective based in Birmingham. Our work centres on collaborative documentary filmmaking and community archive building. Our current project 'Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology' is a trans/non-binary community healthcare film we are making for the BFI's NHS Untold Stories initiative. https://www.ukri.org/news/next-generation-of-filmmakers-to-tell-nhs-untold-film-stories/
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    Assistant ProducerBBC
    Birmingham, United KingdomFull Time
    I have been working on documentary film cut-downs, trailers, social-first video for shows like Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK, This Country and People Just Do Nothing.
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Skills
  • Videography
  • Directing
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Music Videos
  • Post Production
  • Screenwriting
  • Director of Photography
Education
    Goldsmiths, University of London logo
    Goldsmiths, University of London logo
    MA Visual AnthropologyGoldsmiths, University of London
    London, United Kingdom
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    BA (Hons) Film ProductionWestminster film school
     - London, United Kingdom