Article by Raising Films co-founder and film critic Sophie Mayer
As a feminist critic, I want to see more diverse storytelling, including the voices and ideas of parents and carers. For me, Raising Films is in line with the pragmatic, creative, and scholarly activism seen in role models such as Laura Mulvey, whose famous experimental film Riddles of the Sphinx includes meditations on childcare within the family and in the workplace. Riddles was made in 1977: nearly forty years later, the same issues persist.
