Claire Oakley | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | www |
Claire Oakley (born 1985) [1] is a British film director and screenwriter. She began her career directing multiple short films, including Tracks (2014) and Physics (2012) before writing and directing her first feature film Make Up (2019). [2]
Oakley was raised in Hammersmith, West London and later studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, where she first developed an interest in film. [3]
Her career began as a script reader working at various companies, including BBC Films and the BFI, before writing and directing her first short film Beautiful Enough (2010). [4] She subsequently directed four more short films.
Her first feature film Make Up was released in 2020 [5] to critical acclaim; on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 43 critics gave the film a positive review, with Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph writing "as poetically teasing as it is psychologically precise, Make Up signals the arrival of an exciting new talent". [6] [7]
In 2023, she made her small-screen directorial debut with three episodes of the Disney+ heist crime thriller Culprits , starring Gemma Arterton and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. [8] [9] [10]
Oakley is currently working on a second feature film, adapted from the novel English Animals. [3]
She also founded Cinesisters, an "inclusive collective of female directors" with over 175 members which aims to support and provide resources to female filmmakers. [3]
Oakley lives in East London with her wife. [11]
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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| 2019 | Make Up | Yes | Yes | No |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Beautiful Enough | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Physics | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2014 | James | Yes | No | No |
| 2014 | Tracks | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2016 | Waterfall | No | No | Yes |
| 2016 | Pumeza: Tuning In | Yes | Yes | No |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Culprits | Yes | No | No | Episodes 5–7 |
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