SYNOPSIS

16-year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. Filmed over the course of a year, once a week, every week – only on Tuesdays – these unique filmmaking rules bring a rare authenticity to this emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility and transformation. Go to  Official Website here 

MAKING OF

Sophie Hyde’s directorial debut, 52 Tuesdays, is a one of a kind film. The fascinating aspect of this intimate story is also the unique form representing the chronology of the story, as it was shot every Tuesday for 52 consecutive weeks. The filmmakers had set themselves the same rule, that they could only shoot on Tuesdays up until midnight and only consecutively, so whatever filmed on that day is what happens in the story on that day. The writers, Matthew Cormack and Sophie Hyde, created the structure first before they decided on character and story. Led by the very real performances of the collaborators playing the mother, “James” (Del Herbert-Jane) and teenage daughter “Billie” (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), the actors, all non-professional, were given the script one week at a time and only given the scenes that they were in. Consequently, the audience is also invited to experience this narrative alongside the characters and actors.

Why not go and watch 52 Tuesdays at The Gate (London) on 2 Aug 2015 at 12:30.
Hosted by Peccadillo Pictures .

  
Here is a special chance to catch the award winning 52 TUESDAYS (Best Director, Sundance Film Festival and Crystal Bear, Berlin Film Festival) before release accompanied by a live Q&A with Director, Sophie Hyde, who is coming to join us in London from Australia.

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