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Elizabeth Sankey is a British filmmaker and musician, best known for her film Romantic Comedy . [1] and for playing in the indie-pop band Summer Camp. [2]

As part of Summer Camp she has released four albums [3] [4] and the soundtrack to the film Beyond Clueless .

Her debut feature film, Romantic Comedy, premiered at South By Southwest and was distributed in the UK by MUBI. [5] It consists of clips from hundreds of pre-existing films, with narration by Sankey exploring the history of the genre, [6] intercut with interviews with other contributors including Jessica Barden, Charlie Lyne and Laura Snapes [7]

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