Elizabeth Sankey is a British filmmaker and musician, best known for her film Romantic Comedy. and for playing in the indie-pop band Summer Camp.
Music career
As part of Summer Camp she has released four albums and the soundtrack to the film Beyond Clueless.
Films
Her debut feature film, Romantic Comedy, premiered at South By Southwest and was distributed in the UK by MUBI. It consists of clips from hundreds of pre-existing films, with narration by Sankey exploring the history of the genre, intercut with interviews with other contributors including Jessica Barden, Charlie Lyne and Laura Snapes
In 2024, she wrote and directed the film Witches.
References
- "Romantic Comedy review – our love affair with the romcom". the Guardian. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Caramanica, Jon (3 March 2011). "In Thrall to the 1980s: Put 16 Candles on That Hunk of Frosted Yearning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Summer Camp". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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- "Elizabeth Sankey on deconstructing the rom-com". Little White Lies. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Sankey, Elizabeth (10 March 2020), Romantic Comedy (Documentary, Comedy, Romance), Jessica Barden, Cameron Cook, Anne T. Donahue, Simran Hans, 1091 Ten Ninety One, retrieved 30 September 2020
- ‘Witches’ Review: Self-Serious Doc Links Women’s Mental Health With the Ethereal - The Hollywood Reporter
