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Zen (TV Mini Series 2011‑2011) Rufus Sewell
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📍 Manu at the Unicorn Retreat in Costa Rica
#mom on holiday couture#ofc he went to a yoga retreat 💀#he’s gotta do something to stay zen as captain of fc hollywood after all#manuel neuer
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Meet the photographer
Los Angeles, CA
#zengardenphotos#zengardenarthouse#zen mayo#photography#photographers on tumblr#original photography#signage#Hollywood#La Brea#West Coast#Los Angeles#California
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Join the wave 🌊
StoneyOcean.com
#music#stoney ocean#rapper#artist#spotify#femalerapper#jd#ti#rap#soundcloud#nba#love#play#detroit#demo#music writing#writer#brooklyn#comment#xbox#hollywood#blogs#vivid#zen#dance#gaming#tv#graphic design#hot#comic
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Thanks a lot about this headcannon…. I think this is your fault lol 😂
HES SO LITTLE AAAAAAW
#mickey mouse#1934#hollywood party#zenmom#I guess I’m the same height as the mad dctor from epic Mickey. or not#i don’t know lol#toon zen
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i love this episode of the digital game show Game Changer on dropout dot tv subscription streaming service in which the zen master introduces the disciples to the everpresent reality of satori using the game show set itself as a kind of latter-day hollywood kyōsaku. but there is a twist as one disciple reminds him that satori itself can be a source of attachment, and that neither seeking nor teaching is Being. you are right, the master says. perhaps you are the master. the student is proud, but as his eyes meet the eyes of the master, he realizes that the subtlest of all snares is the snare of "mastery." then they all share a hearty laugh. season 5 episode 6 i believe
#and at the end it turns out a different student was an enlightened being the whole time. wonderful#wait it's also season 6 episode 6. many such episodes#dropout
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Things that have been stuck in my head for the past week Jun 13 -Jun 20 (I probably forgot some lol)
Jun 13
•Um,it's kind of alot-Will Wood
•Against the kitchen floor -Will Wood
•White Noise-Will Wood
•Beatpop Girl-a-thon-Talkshow boy
•The monolog from White Noise-Live at The Vermont Hollywood,Los Angeles,CA
•The Healthy song-DHMIS
•The Vending machine song-DHMIS
•Cicada days-Will Wood
•Blood and bones-Blake Robsinson synthetic orchestra
Jun 14
•Cabinet Man-Lemon Demon
•Ruler of everything-Tally hall
•The monolog from White Noise-Live at The Vermont Hollywood,Los Angeles,CA
•I/Me/Myself-Will wood
•Front street live monolog from the Will Wood Barbecue
•Front Street-Will Wood
•Gilded cog-Jamface
•Coitus with regulations-Jamface
•The waluigi hallelujah parody
•Revenge-Captain Sparkles
•Massah Please-Jamface
•The song with 5 names-Will wood and the tapeworms
•The new year new you eddsworld episode
•We are number one-Lazy town
•Story of undertale
•Against the kitchen floor-Will Wood
•6oh5out(pro/con)-Will Wood and the tapeworms
•Zen master-Jamface
•BlackBoxWarrior(okultra)-Will Wood
•Welcome to the black parade-My chemical romance
•Too many cooks
•I'm not ok-My chemical romance
•Akido(Neurotic Erotic)-Will Wood and the tapeworms
•Hand me my shovel I'm going in-Will Wood and the tapeworms
Jun 15
•Against the kitchen floor-Will Wood
•Don't come knocking-Holy locust
•Willard-Will Wood
•Modify-Lemon demon
•The computer song-DHMIS
•White noise-Will wood
•You didn't know-Hazbin Hotel
Jun 16
•The song with 5 names-Will Wood and the tapeworms
•Black hat from Villianous saying my domain
•Another man's grave-Amigo the devil
•As your father I expressly forbid it-Lemon demon
•White Noise live at the Vermont Hollywood-Will Wood
Jun 17
•Taco Tuesday-Ankle grease
•Coffee,god,and cigarettes-Mischeif Brew
•Roundabout-Yes!
Jun 18
•Lunchbox Friends-Melanie Martinez
•Love me normally-Will wood
•Suppertime-Little shop of horrors
•Feed me(Git it!)-Little shop of horrors
Jun 19
•Love,me normally-Will Wood
•Zen master-Jamface
•Coitus with regulations-Jamface
•If I believed-Twisted:The untold story of a royal vizier
•Letter from death row-Amigo the devil
•Another man's grave-Amigo the devil
•Moth to the flame-LuLuYam
•Against the kitchen floor-Will Wood
•Drop for everyhour-Amigo the devil
•Stuff is way-They might be giants
Jun 20
•Everything and More-Twisted:The untold story of a royal vizier
•"Many years ago,i took my finger,pushed in my penis,and it hasn't come out since"-Twisted:The untold story of a royal vizier
•No one remembers Achmed- Twisted:The untold story of a royal vizier
•Massah please-Jamface
•Broadway Joe-Jamface
And a bonus,the song i woke up in my head this morning,Jun 21: White Noise-Will Wood
#Will Wood#will wood and the tapeworms#luigifisch#luigisthoughts<3#luigi stuff<3#will wood#jamface#jamface will wood#twisted the untold story of a royal vizier#holy locust#they might be giants#amigo the devil#luluyam#little shop of horrors#mischeif brew#ankle grease#lemon demon#mcr#too many cooks#tally hall#dhmis#talkshow boy
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Masterpost try #368
last updated: 10.11.24
Tags :
#sudraws #my writing #xx #music #reference #photography etc.
Art Blog @mandoart
A03 (being revised)
Feel free to ask me anything, i love talking about my ocs or ideas (´°ω°`) or simply meet people
Fave LIs in no order bc why not :
Lann (Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous)
Heinrix (Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader)
Alistair, Fenris, Blackwall (Dragon Age)
Garrus, Jaal (Mass Effect Trilogy)
Danse (Fallout 4)
Torian, Aric (Swtor)
Elliott (Stardew Valley)
Astraeus, Alain, Reiner, Nav (Lovestruck)
Liod, Andvari, Chris (Romance Club)
Asra, Julian (The Arcana)
Jumin Han, Zen (Mystic Messenger)
Lucifer, Mammon (Obey Me)
Hanzo (Nightshade)
Raze honestly all 3... (Demonheart)
Ernol, Haron (Ebon Light)
Leander (Touchstarved WIP)
Flannan (The Good People WIP)
M, A (The Wayhaven Chronicles)
Herald, Lady Argent (Fallen Hero)
Hadrian (The Golden Rose)
Uly (Whiskey-Four)
Blade (Shepherds of Haven WIP)
Laurent all of them (Perfumare WIP)
O, G (Infamous WIP)
Games I Play/ed
Dragon Raja Mobile
Sims free2play, mobile, 3, 4
Black Desert Mobile
Fate Grand Order
Cookie Run Kingdom
Eldarya
Lovelink
MeChat
Blush Blush
Choices
Ikemen Sengoku
Samurai LBP
A Date with Death
Andromeda Six
Tailor Tales
Hollywood Red Embrace
Guild Wars 2
Slay the Princess
Fear & Hunger
Samurai of Hyuga
Blood Moon
Tin Star
Relics of the Lost Age
Soul Stone War
Tally Ho
I, the Forgotten One
Fields of Asphodel
Choice of the Deathless
Playlists :
Astraeus (Astoria Fate's Kiss - Lovestruck)
Astoria MC (aka Eos just below)
Sails in the Fog (Romance Club)
Shepherds of Haven WIP IF
Infamous WIP IF Band
Mason (Wayhaven Chronicles)
Some main-ish OCs/MCs :
Manolya 'Mili' Rosebud Sackville (Lord of the Rings Online) #oc: mili 4"
Gulsary Altankaya (DnD Online) #oc: gulsary 4'5"
Vorawin'ther Vandree 'Vora Winter' (Neverwinter/1/2, Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous — a drow in one and dhampir in the latter) #oc: vora, #oc: vorawin'ther 5"
Balta Granar (Elder Scrolls Online) oc: #balta 6'2"
Ayka Delgerdzaya Aeducan (Dragon Age Origins) #oc: ayka 4'8"
Aurora Hawke (Dragon Age 2) #oc: aurora 5'5"
Talas Adaar (Dragon Age Inquisition) #oc: aysha 6'8"
Sue (lol i made a self insert for Fallout New Vegas) #the courier 5'4"
Anna Arslanowicz (Fallout 4) #oc: anna 6"
Elnara 'Ellie' Seitosmanovna Krymsky (Saints Row series) #oc: ellie 5'11"
'Lia' Shepard (Mass Effect trilogy) #oc: lia 5'3"
Valentina 'Tina' Ryder (Mass Effect Andromeda) #oc: valentina 5'6"
'Nino Balkish' (Star Wars the Old Republic, Chiss Mando Bounty Hunter) #oc: nino 5'11"
Emija Prizrak (Star Wars the Old Republic, Chiss Republic Trooper) #oc: emija 5'3"
Berra H'akan (Star Wars the Old Republic, Cathar Mando -by birth- Bounty Hunter) #oc: berra 4'11"
Kartili Kelborn (Star Wars the Old Republic, Twi'lek Smuggler mando ) #oc: kartili 5'7"
Yvadin Stagard (Star Wars the Old Republic, Twi'lek Bounty Hunter) #oc: yvadin 5'2"
Lirash Paaran (Star Wars the Old Republic, Togruta Bounty Hunter) #oc: lirash 5'10" montrals included
Koalcha (Star Wars the Old Republic, Chiss Imperial Agent token male oc) #oc: koalcha 6'6"
Eos 'Eremenko' surname may vary (MC of Astoria Fate's Kiss / Lost Kisses, interactive fiction in general & Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader & my WIP interpretation of the titan goddess with the same name) #oc: eos 4'11"
Ela (The Arcana, Fictif & Choices stories..etc. #oc: ela 5'8"
Eve 'Mac Diarmada' (Obey Me / Nightbringer, my interpretation of Eve!) #oc: eve 6"
Others :
Star Wars Clan H'akan (original Mandalorian clan settled on Werda, led by Danyal H'akan - also, father of Berra ⬆️) #clan h'akan
Star Wars Clan Strillir (also my Mandalorian clan on Werda, led by Sidar Strillir) #clan strillir
ASOIAF House Dawnbreak (a semi-noble household) here
Cultist Simulator (Follower) OC here (Eos ⬆️AU really...)
My Writing :
Homecoming, gen but Lucifer being Lucifer (OBEY ME)
My Moodboards, Edits :
SHEPHERDS OF HAVEN MC TEMPLATE
SHEPHERDS OF HAVEN MC MOODBOARD
BLADE X MC MOODBOARD
BLADE X MC MOODBOARD 2
ASTRAEUS X MC MOODBOARD 1
ASTRAEUS X MC MOODBOARD 2
ALAIN RICHTER MOODBOARD
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Has Dakota Johnson ever been cast as a cult leader. Because every time I see one of her interviews it makes me want to become a casting director or acting agent or something so I can cast her as a cult leader. I can’t believe w her slightly creepy kinda asmr super zen way of talking no one has gotten on this yet. Hollywood is full of hacks for this specifically
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how the hell did my dumb little blog get here? i never once thought that so many people would be interested in my hyperfixations and photoshop experiments, but here we are! to hit 22k in ‘22 is a pretty cool achievement, so thank you so much. thanks for everyone who has stuck with my blog, everyone who has seen it and decided to hit that follow button, everyone who has supported my gifs and everyone who has ever left a kind word in my tags or inbox - you have no idea how you have brightened up my days.
a follower celebration is long overdue (i had one planned at 20k and procrastinated so, well, here we are)! so how do i celebrate? i feel if i have a 'brand' for anything on this site it’s colours, so i have decided to do a little colour palette meme. if you’d like to participate then:
> chose a colour palette from this site (you can create your own or use a premade one!), you can use its name or just send a direct link > send it to me with a character, dynamic or show of your choice and i will make a set within that colour scheme > please only ask for things i blog about (you can use the search function on my blog to look for it!), i’m afraid if i have not seen the show or do not like the character/ship i will not create for it - but hopefully you’re following me for something already! > this is limited to just my followers as it is celebrating the wonderful people who have chosen to follow my blog
i also wanted to take the time to give a shoutout to all the people who make me scroll through my dash endlessly and produce content that never fails to make me gasp! honestly once i follow you, you’re pretty much stuck with me forever, but here’s to some of my favourites! you’re all incredibly talented and kind people and it’s my honour to be following you. i’m also incredibly paranoid that i have missed people so please know that if i follow you and you’re not on this list i love you, i just have a memory like a sieve! and without further ado, follow forever under the cut:
a-d
@aemondtargaryenn @aemondtargaryenss @ahsokatonas @akenoz @alina-aleksanders @alina-starksov @allsonargent @alycia-careys @amyjake @anakin-skywalker @anissagraces @anya-chalotra @anyataylorjoy @arthurpendragonns @aryastaark @avasillva @bethschapel @beth-cassidy @benjaminbarnes @bladesrunner @candicepatton @capinejghafa @captainheroism @castlesrichards @c-evans @cherylblossom @chikoriita @christophernolan @clarke-griffin @daniellecampbell @darcyscarden @doramilaje @diegoshargreevs
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@emmaduerrewatson @enidsinclaiir @enidsniclair @eyklarsen @fiveviktorklaus @forbescaroline @freddycarterz @fredy-carter @greensaplinggrace @gr-ogu @hargreevcs @harrenhals @harwinstrng @hermionegrangers @hoechloin @hollywoods @hope-mikaelson @howlscastle @hunterschafer
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@iinejs @inej-ghafa @iridescentides @iwillneverletgoipromise @ivashkovadrian @jakeyp @jemmasimmons @jordan-parrish @kallorys @katherineebishop @kamalaskhans @karolinadean @katmcnamara @ladystarks @lamberts @laylakeating @lucrezia-borgia
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@magnusedom @mcbride @meliorn @montygreen @midnightsdlx @natalia-dyer @nick-nelson @nobodynocrime @number5theboy @orangesyellow @padme-amidala @petersevan @phoebeswallerbridge @pugsleys
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@queenage @queencalanthes @quellcrist @rambeaus @redbelles @reputation @richiebowen @ronnieandrews @sci-fi @scinnlaece @seance @shegos @sheistolerable @shinylightblue @something-more @soniabragas @sylvielauffeydottir @taliasburns @timothyolyphant @time-turner @theheavycrown @thematrixs @tylerposey @userciri @userdracula @usertriss
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@ughmerlin @viktorhargreeves @visenyatargaryen @yelenafbelova @yennefer-nazyalensky @wakandasforever @wenclair @willsilvertongue @withered-rose-with-thorns @nina-zcnik @zen-coleman @zoya-nazyalenskys
#follow forever#*22k#well this is absolutely crazy#can't believe there are so many of you here???#can't believe people even want to follow my blog let alone SO many people#anyway i love you all so much thank you for being here<3#thanks for putting up with me<3#i don't deserve it but THANK you<3
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Roll for build challenge
Inspired by @hiphiprenee over on tiktok I made my own Roll for build list. I am mostly using her lists but I have modified them, since I am not building for content, I want houses I actually want. You are all welcome to use or modify it all you want.
You can either roll everything beforehand or do a few rolls and build, and then give yourself another challenge. Roll either a physical die or a online dice roller.
I have tagged my build I do with this as #roll4build on the gallery and I am macthekat82 on there as well.
Type of build
Micro home (4-32 tiles)
Tiny Home (33-64 tiles)
Small home (65-100 tiles)
Starter home (max §20.000 + 2000 per bed)
Regular home
Lavish home
Open concept or closed concept?
Open concept (Even)
Closed concept (odd)
Household type
Single sim
Couple
Family
Roommates
Style
Cape cod
Contemporary
Shotgun
Mid-century modern
Victorian
Tudor
Georgian
Mediterranean
Cottage
Container or mobile home or pre-fab
Colonial
Craftsman or arts-and-craft
Ranch
A-frame
Bungalow
Abandoned
Tropical
Farmhouse
Roll for twice
Dealers choice
Colour scheme
Earth tones
Natural materials
Pastel
Cool tones
Jewel tones
Monochromatic
Bold
Duo chromatic
If you want more of a challenge do as many of the following as you feel like.
Exterior features (roll twice)
Pond
Vegetable garden
Sandbox
Patio
Porch
Driveway or garage
Shed
Hot tub or pool
Fire pit
BBQ area
Play area (monkey bars, swing set etc)
Craft area
Tower, spire or turret
Chimney
Second structure
Basement
Greenhouse
Farm animals
Roll one more time!
Dealers choice
Interior style (reroll if you don’t have the items for it)
Cottage chic or cottagecore or English country
Southwestern
Minimalist or modern or Asian Zen
Mid Century modern
Farmhouse - modern or traditional or French Country
Maximalist or Bohemian
Transitional Style (traditional + modern elements)
Eco friendly
Traditional japanese
Shabby chic or coastal
Very gendered
Hollywood Glam or Hollywood Regency
Rustic
Industrial
Child friendly or child centered
Scandinavian
Mediterranean or middle eastern
Art Deco
Grandma chic
Dealers choice
Bonus room/area
Office
Storage room or pantry
Gym
Art studio
Nursery
Game room
Home theater
Music room/studio
Craft room
Guest bedroom
Greenhouse
Hidden room
Spice roll
No CC
Travel
So many plants
Ups another child
A dark secret
They really love cooking
Pets are the best!
Obsection!
A big collection
SPORTS!
A lot of clutter
A supernatural lives here
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Happy WIPSday! I have not shared words in a while but guess what fic I’m finally getting back to that is now over a year old and hasn’t updated since February?? If you know what fic this is ilysm.
He looks so beautiful in his deep purple tux. Tonight is Baz’s big Life Water fundraiser. He’s been working tirelessly for this for the past six months. He’s put together a fancy dinner at a swanky venue, invited all the richest people in LA and put together an impressive silent auction that will probably raise more money with one item than it would take to pay my mortgage for a year. It’s a huge deal for him and the stress of it alone would be enough to test the most zen Buddha.
“I’m sorry you’re having to wait for me,” he says, making eye contact with me through the mirror. (I guess I’m not so subtle in my ogling.)
I shake my head. “I’m fine. I like watching you get ready.”
He gives me a skeptical look but I just grin at him. If he only knew.
If you guessed my fate dating, Hollywood AU How to Avoid a Scandal, you win! There is no prize, just more waiting until I finish the last two chapters lmao. But! I’m hoping I can finish this fic this summer. She says with her fingers crossed tightly. This fic was written for last year’s CO Reverse Bang and I still have two pieces of art made by the lovely xivz that I’m sitting on! AH! Wish me luck as I attempt to dive back in with gusto 🫡
Thanks and I love you to everyone who has tagged me over the last few weeks 💜 @fatalfangirl @moodandmist @artsyunderstudy @whogaveyoupermission @youarenevertooold @valeffelees @j-nipper-95 @forabeatofadrum @shrekgogurt @shemakesmeforget @blackberrysummerblog @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @ileadacharmedlife @larkral @facewithoutheart @hushed-chorus @confused-bi-queer @nightimedreamersworld @theearlgreymage @aristocratic-otter @ic3-que3n @imagineacoolusername @rimeswithpurple @martsonmars @onepintobean @cutestkilla adding more love/tags/hellos to @raenestee @thewholelemon @ivelovedhimthroughworse @mysterioussheep @letraspal @palimpsessed @ebbpettier @johnwgrey @wellbelesbian @captain-aralias @chen-chen-chen-again-chen
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New Jodie interview. Please someone drop the name of her pup.
It's behind a paywall, so if you want to read it, it's below the cut!
It was a gamble that few actresses would have dared to take. After four years making her name as the charismatic psychopath Villanelle in Killing Eve, Jodie Comer rolled the dice — and changed her life.
Having not acted on stage since she was 16, Comer risked her growing reputation to star in a one-woman show in the West End. Prima Facie proved a sensation and transferred to Broadway. And last year the Liverpudlian won the most prestigious theatre awards on both sides of the Pond — an Olivier and a Tony — and, aged 30, entered a new era. The Com-era, perhaps?
Today she is a fully fledged film star, taking her first leading role in The End We Start From — a smart, bold post-apocalyptic indie drama about a mother (Comer) and her baby (not Comer’s baby). The film already has nine nominations for the British Independent Film awards, and Baftas should follow.
Comer is in a car with a lively dog when we talk via Zoom. She is in a black hoodie, with her long blonde hair loosely tied, and seems extraordinarily calm — except when the dog leaps across the screen. Her Zen is worth mentioning because the last time I saw her was when she prowled the stage with fear and fury in Prima Facie, playing a barrister who defends men accused of sexual assault before she is sexually assaulted herself. One woman going full throttle in defence of all women.
“My sleep was all over the place,” Comer says of her stint playing Tessa. “It’s tricky when you do something emotional. You think, ‘OK, it’s not real.�� But there is some part that tricks your body into believing that what you’re saying and feeling is a real experience. It becomes important to take care of yourself. With theatre it’s kinetic. You’re sharing space with 900 people.
“It’s … it’s tough. But clearly something I love putting myself through.” She pauses. “Yeah, I underestimated Prima Facie. Totally. I just didn’t know what to expect.”
It was not her first ordeal either. She’s drawn to gruelling roles, from Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, in which her character, Marguerite de Carrouges, was the victim of a rape, to Help, the bleak Channel 4 care home Covid drama. There was also Free Guy, a video-games blockbuster with Ryan Reynolds, but when I ask if Comer is tempted to pick something else fun as a break from Prima Facie, she explains that having a laugh is not enough.
“I like to be in a difficult place,” she says. “A place of self-discovery. Where I feel challenged. With Free Guy that part of me that comes away from my work feeling that I had to dig deep was missing … I came away thinking, ‘Wow, I’ve had so much fun.’ And that should be enough. But I like anything that holds a mirror up to this human experience. It’s just what I’m drawn to.”
Which leads us to The End We Start From. The film is directed by Mahalia Belo and takes place in modern-day London, telling the tale of Mother (Comer), whose waters break just as Britain experiences mass flooding. Metaphors à gogo, but the film works superbly as an intimate study of how an individual deals with a global disaster. How can a parent protect a baby as society collapses?
Comer is barely seen on screen without a baby. The crew had to use several because strict rules mean each infant can only work for 20 minutes at a time. (There are agencies that expectant parents use to sign their unborn child up to a film company.)
We all know an actor should never work with children or animals, but a baby is a whole other, wriggly challenge. Comer really does nothing by halves. How hard is it to act with one? “It’s such a lesson,” says Comer, who is not a mother. Did it come naturally? “Oh God, no!”
“The smallest baby was eight weeks,” she explains, smiling softly. “At first my hands were visibly shaking. My younger cousins have grown up now, so I’m not around babies an awful lot. It felt like a huge responsibility. I thought, ‘Wow, they’re so fragile.’ But I became more comfortable, sometimes to my detriment! There are scenes where we needed a baby to cry but I was soothing him instead. The crew would shout ‘Stop!’” She pauses. “I was kind of falling in love with them.”
The film shows the thrill of being a first-time parent much more than the panic. As prep for Prima Facie Comer watched cases at the Old Bailey. What did she do for this? “My best friend had a baby before filming, so I was able to ask personal questions,” Comer says. “I also spent time with midwives — there is a birthing sequence and I wanted to know about the physicality, where you feel pain giving birth. Having not had a child myself, I wanted women to see the truth in what they saw.”
It comes as no surprise that Belo was inspired to direct her first feature film after giving birth during the pandemic. “Your whole body gets taken over by this beautiful thing,” Belo says about being a mother. “Every part of your body is different from then on and it’s not only that — all your relationships are different too. You’ve got this other sound going on, that’s about your children. I wanted to represent that.”
The End We Start From is a film so clearly made by a woman who has young children, you can almost smell the nappies. Post-apocalyptic films usually star a man walking in a desolate landscape alone with his thoughts, and a dog. So it is quietly revolutionary to focus on a woman and her newborn.
“I think so,” Comer says. “What I love is that it’s a woman who is the everyday hero — we always see men with a superhero quality facing this situation. But here it is a woman many will feel they know. She’s not scaling buildings, or jumping over bridges. The story is deep-rooted in her psyche and emotion. It’s refreshing.”
The film also grapples with climate change. “Endless amounts of rain — I can’t see anything out of the window …” Comer says with a sigh as she looks out of the car at a very wet Britain. Belo, who lives in east London, made the film as her neighbourhood in Walthamstow suffered unprecedented flooding. When she consulted flood experts, their conversations were bleak. “Sea levels are rising, rainfall is becoming more extreme. We are an island; things are going to go wrong and we’re not prepared. We know what’s happening.”
For some The End We Start From will just be a stirring story of the lengths that we go to protect our children. Others, though, will locate an edge that is common to so much of Comer’s work. It is another entry on a CV that is trying to make a difference. Does she think that art can actually change anything? “Absolutely,” Comer says. “When I read the scripts they provoked an emotion in me that felt important. I felt engaged and that’s the biggest thing now, isn’t it? To keep people engaged in what you’re saying, and so that you can change things. I witnessed conversations around sexual assault when working on Prima Facie and saw subtle shifts within the law.
“Women and men were telling me what that play had enabled them to do, whether it was to seek counselling or have a conversation with their family. That may seem like a very small change but it is mighty in somebody’s life. You can see what a profound effect watching a piece of art has on somebody. That means a lot to me.”
This desperation to make stuff that really matters is why Comer stands out. She also excels in the 1960s-set The Bikeriders, about gangs and masculinity, out in the summer, alongside Tom Hardy. If you were to put her in a bracket of skill and achievement right now, you could say that she is where Jodie Foster was as she entered her thirties. They share the sass, steeliness and spark that Foster displayed in the controversial courtroom drama The Accused — which deals with the subject of rape — a sort of prototype Prima Facie.
#Jodie Comer#interview#The Times#I know there is an ethical grey area here with reposting behind a pay wall but it's not like it's someone substack or patreon#it's the times
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