Molly Vandermeer & Dr. Parvinder Shergill - Creators Of Short Film 'Twelve' - Portraying Eating Disorders On Screen
The Reel Girls Club · Lucie RG
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Show Notes
In today's episode, I'm interviewing two guests - Molly Vandermeer & Dr. Parvinder Shergill.
Molly is a British Award winning, London-based Director, Writer & Producer. Since completing an English Literature & History of Art degree, and studying filmmaking and screenwriting, Molly has been working in Drama & Documentaries and has also gained experience working in the Development of both fiction & factual content.
Parvinder is a British South Asian medical doctor within psychiatry for the NHS, a writer, public speaker, podcaster, radio show host, film director, producer, and actress.
Together, they have joined creative forces to make the short film 'Twelve' (2022), written by Vandermeer which is a drama about an Eating Disorder help group, starring Leslie Ash, Parvinder Shergill, Duncan James & Ali Bastian.
We talk all about their career beginnings in filmmaking, why creativity and art is synonymous with healing both mental and physical health, how they chose to portray eating disorders more accurately on screen and much more.
You can see more of Molly's work here and Parvinder's here
Trigger warning: this episode discusses mental health issues and eating disorders.