BFI Academy 2022 led by Eastside Educational Trust was my first experience of BFI Academy, and I was really thrilled to be part of it. The group I worked with were given a script ‘16’ about a girl who turns 16 and gets her GCSE results on the same day. The team worked really hard to find a bedroom location and a cast; and in the end crew member Angel Duah Anseh stepped in, and was brilliant as the wry, melodramatic lead. They got some beautiful shots, learnt a lot about the precision required in planning a shoot, and director Abi Hepper seriously impressed with her decisiveness, calm, and natural authority. I was grateful to be on this project and around these strong young female filmmakers.