Andrea Arnold (born April 5, 1961 in Dartford, England) is a British director of short film. She was raised in a council estate - the eldest of 4 children and attended the American Film Institute, based in Los Angeles. She recently made a breakthrough with her feature-length film 'Red Road' (2006).
Andrea started out in TV, programmes she worked on spanned from 'Top of the Pops' - her first TV career - as a dancer, to children's TV programmes and sitcoms on Saturday morning TV. She then moved on from starring in TV programmes to directing short films. She's directed:
2003Wasp (short)
Arnold has won herself 2 BAFTAs, a British Independent Film Award (Fish Tank) and an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (Wasp). Her inspirations and upbringing have been inflicted on her style in her films. She says "No matter what happens to you in your life, all around you there are amazing things."
In class, we've watched one of her films - 'Wasp'.
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