Graduate Directory 2011

Elizabeth Doonan

London Metropolitan University / 2010

Film

'I am genuinely fascinated by all the weirdness in the world and how every single one of us live in our own different realities,' says Elizabeth Doonan. 'That's what I want to make films about.' 'Francis The Finder', the poignant 10-minute film that earned her a distinction, explores just such themes; the protagonist is a hoarder who falls in love with a mannequin, and through whom the wider human strengths and frailties surrounding love, loss and loneliness are examined. Doonan's passion for her medium is tangible. 'I love film for the same reasons I love music and drama - one can create and crystallise a story or emotion and in that space of time you can say a million things or you can say nothing and its up to the viewer to take what they want from it.' She's currently working on script ideas, including one featuring a character her Dad made up when she was a child. 'He was called 'The Hairy Fairy.' The character that is, not my Dad.'

Most inspired by: I love directors like Wes Anderson, Spike Jones. Oh, and John Hughes, I have a penchant for 1980s movies.