Are you one of those people who ‘never forgets a face’? Or like me, are good with names, not so good at faces? We all see or recognise people in different ways, remembering different things. Ask three people to describe a person they’ve met once and they’ll all give you different descriptions.

But a super recogniser is something completely different. Being able to recognise faces in crowds, from grainy photographs, from a distance, even with faces partially-covered, the super recogniser has the ability to pick a face from a crowd, even after having only seen it briefly.

Super recognisers are able to memorise and recall faces with astonishing accuracy, often having seen them only once. But what exactly does this mean?

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR SKILL?

“I can recognise faces easily – I have a better than average ability to remember and recall numerous faces, perhaps having only seen them once or twice for short periods of time. 

“I was on maternity leave a few years back and was filling time during night feeds with surveys and answering random quizzes (as you do). This one particular quiz about recognising faces caught my eye. I did the quiz and scored 100% and filled in my information for the University of Greenwich who then contacted me to do a couple more in depth questions and answers.

“I scored in the highest bracket and they invited me to become a registered super recogniser. This means that I have access to job opportunities where a super recogniser may be needed. This is things like big events where they may be on the lookout for a criminal and only have grainy CCTV footage for me to recognise him/her from. I can spot them.

“I’m a nightmare to watch films with. I see an actor and know I have seen them before and I’ll rack my brains until I can name them and the film/TV programme they were in before. I worry sometimes that people think I’m rude because I usually recognise everyone I have ever spoken to, even if it was a random for two minutes in a bar three years ago. It means I often won’t say hello to people when I pass them at the supermarket or wherever because people don’t usually recognise me back.”

WHAT KIND OF WORK IS INVOLVED?

“I belong to the Association of Super Recognisers. You go through levels where you do further training to fine tune your skills. You can then go on to apply for job opportunities, and work your way up to work for the police and government agencies.

“I’m always fascinated by seeing how light hits people’s faces as it casts shadows. When it comes to looking at faces on CCTV or mugshot, I look at, say, how close together someone’s eyes are, or how their ears sit on their heads. Which must sound really bizarre to some people but I do it without even thinking about it. 

“From a security point of view, the implications of not fulfilling the job requirement is huge. I am currently doing training to hopefully work with the police. I haven’t yet, due to having children and it means time away from home. But I am definitely working towards it. It’s serious stuff! I would love to have the time to eventually do something like this.”

DO YOU FEEL DIFFERENT TO OTHER PEOPLE?

“As I’ve nothing to compare it to, I’m unsure how other people see faces. But I’m also a makeup artist so do look at people’s bones structure and distinguishing features all the time.

“I wonder how other people see faces. I tend to over-analyse and overthink all the time in all aspects of my life. People’s faces are just another ‘thing’. It’s never to judge or anything like that. I will scrutinise the details in an instant but it’s second nature to me. 

“It impacts my relationships with people. As mentioned before, I think people will think I’m a bit of a weirdo if I was to say hi to them and they didn’t recognise me back, so I tend not to, unless someone says hi to me first. Also, I’m quite socially awkward so it definitely affects how I make an impression with new people and I worry what people think of me. I ‘think’ people believe I’m a bit stand-offish at first.”

CAN YOU SPOT OTHER THINGS, LIKE EMOTIONS TOO?

“I can read people’s emotions quite well. I’m very good at being able to tell if someone is lying. Body language fascinates me and little things that people do subconsciously when lying I can pick up on very quickly. 

“I would imagine if you wanted to brush up your skills you could train to improve, but I think you would really have to change the way you look at people. Some may find hard, especially in social situations if you aren’t used to it. 

“I love that I am a ‘super-recogniser’ – it sounds great doesn’t it?! I love that I have a skill that not a lot of people have. I wouldn’t see it as a hindrance, although my general overthinking can be sometimes. But the ability to be able to recognise so many people who come in and out of my life is pretty cool in my eyes.”

If you’re interested to find out if you’re a super recogniser there’s a test on the University of Greenwich website.

Sam Harrington-Lowe

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Nicole Kidman’s longevity in the film industry is a marker not only for age and experience, but the ability to choose scripts that inspire the actress as much as watching audiences, and she has already given as many bravura performances as any actor can rightfully be expected to deliver in one lifetime. But the last year or two has been an exceptionally rich period for the Australian star.

An Oscar nomination for Lion preceded not only her award-winning work in the critically-acclaimed HBO TV series but also two high profile indie films, The Beguiled, directed by Sofia Coppola, and controversial Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing of the Sacred Deer. She also has a key role in Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake.

Busy? You bet. But it is Kidman’s portrayal of battered wife Celeste in Big Little Lies that has set Hollywood on fire. Not only has it won her the Globe, it has earned her a best actress Emmy nomination, and many critics have argued that it is perhaps the finest work of her distinguished career.

Accepting her award last night, Kidman said, “The character I play represents something that is the centre of our conversation right now – abuse… I hope we can elicit change through the stories we tell and the way we tell them. Let’s keep the conversation alive. Let’s do it.”

What makes all this this particularly remarkable is that Nicole Kidman is winning such plaudits in a year that saw her turn 50, an age that often spells doom for female movie stars. But the industry is changing, and Nicole is taking advantage of this point in her career to test her limits even further.

“I’m not a people pleaser… I say what I think and I don’t choose roles that are just going to placate”

“I’m blown away,” she says. “For all this confluence of events and success to be happening; that feels really powerful and makes me unbelievably thankful.

“I’m also anxious to keep taking more risks in my work than ever. I’ve always had the kind of attitude where I tell myself ‘why not?’ when it comes to working with new directors and wanting to explore different kinds of stories and characters, so that’s what I’m doing.

“Emotionally, I still feel so open and curious and want to always be jumping off the cliff with the abandonment of a 21-year-old. I’ve fallen off that cliff a few times,” she laughs. “But my husband reminds me I’m not a people-pleaser, because I say what I think and I don’t choose roles that are going to placate, and that’s just the way I was raised – to stand up for what you believe and not fit in.”

That attitude certainly applies to her film, The Killing of the Sacred Deer, in which she plays the wife of a surgeon (Colin Farrell), and watches as a strange 16-year-old boy enters their lives and exerts a mysterious hold on their family. Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Lobster) is notorious for his profoundly disturbing narrative journeys and Kidman was anxious to enter his bizarre universe.

“When I was younger, I would try to fit into a formula, but that never worked for me”

“At this stage in my life I want to stay very bold and open, and try things and support filmmakers that I believe in. Yorgos (Lanthimos) is one of those directors who has a very unique filmmaking style- I’m totally up for taking risks… and supporting people who are trying different things.”

“When I was younger, I would try to fit into a formula, but that never worked for me. I was being advised to do big American movies, and as soon as I freed myself artistically to follow filmmakers and storyteller, I found my passion.”

An outspoken advocate for women’s rights and in particular a vociferous proponent of equal pay for women in Hollywood, Kidman applies her feminist mindset when co-producing Big Little Lies together with good friend Reese Witherspoon.

Based on the eponymous best-seller by Australian author Liane Moriarty, ‘Big Little…’ not only proved to be a massive critical success but has made TV history in that it was the first ‘lead’ series ever to feature five talented actresses – Nicole Kidman, Reece Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and rising star Zoe Kravitz – in the main starring roles.

“There are five great roles here. For women, it’s very, very rare. I like working with women, but first of all I like to find the right stories. For years I’ve worked to support women in all fields. And I believe in sisterhood. I learned so much from having a feminist mother who in the 1960s who fought for our rights and has always been involved in social work. We are sisters in the world and we have to support each other.”

Playing Celeste was far more physically and psychologically demanding than she expected

Playing the part of Celeste, a mother of twin boys married to Perry (Alexander Skarsgard), an abusive, jet-setting businessman, Kidman invested herself fully in a highly compelling and shattering role. Playing Celeste was far more physically and psychologically demanding than she expected, however.

“It is deeply disturbing playing her,” Kidman observes. “It’s a complicated character and I definitely felt the weight of it. A lot of times I can move away from the character very easily, yet this one I found a lot harder to move away from because it’s a very volatile relationship. They inflict pain on each other and there is an enormous amount of danger. At the end of a day’s shooting I’d go home, sit in the bath and cry.”

Celeste and Perry’s underlying relationship is fraught with psychodrama and that was part of what drew the fearless Aussie actress to the role in the first place: “We wanted it to be complicated. We didn’t want it to be black and white, because so many of these relationships are very complicated. There’s an addictive quality for them – the way in which they’re both culpable, and the way in which they can’t get away from each other, because there is love there… deep love. And they have two children. Which makes it even more difficult for her to see a way out.”

Kidman’s husband was shocked by the toll the series had on her. Nicole, however, wouldn’t have had it any other way

Her insistence on absolute realism not only impressed co-star Witherspoon and director Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club), but also left Kidman’s husband, singer and former American Idol judge Keith Urban, who was shocked by the toll the series had on her. Nicole, however, wouldn’t have had it any other way. And now it’s back again!

“There’s certain choreography that you need for a violent scene, so that you don’t actually get your cheekbone shattered,” she admits. “But a lot of the time, they’d say, ‘Oh, you can put some pads in your back,’ and I would say, ‘no, because you might be able to see them’, and besides it wouldn’t have been ‘real’“.

After having numerous and lengthy conversations with victims of domestic abuse prior to the filming, she came away with a heightened appreciation of her marriage to Urban. Says Kidman: “Keith and I always say that we are just so lucky to have each other. In this world, to be able to come back to that love and that strength is so nourishing and powerful.”

Married to the singer for the past 11 years, Kidman is as devoted to their happiness as she is looking after their two daughters – Sunday, eight, and Faith, six. They live in Nashville, which is mecca to her husband and his country music roots. Urban is particularly proud of his wife’s work in Big Little Lies:

“Everything about it was done with such a raw authenticity,” he says. “It was extraordinary work and, for me, among some of Nic’s finest work ever. Some of the therapy scenes were just fantastic. What I love especially is it was all them, it was all the girls that made this happen. This wasn’t a project that got brought to Nic or Reese (Witherspoon). This was them — Reese — reading the book, Nic getting on a plane and flying to Australia to meet (author) Liane Moriarty and seeing if they can get their support in securing the rights in getting it made into a series.”

For her part, Kidman is happy that she and Urban have found a pleasant rhythm to their private and professional lives. “As an actress, you’re always trying to balance motherhood with the work you want to do,” Kidman explains. “I’m fortunate in the sense that I’m married to a musician, so our schedules are able to be juggled. I keep it simple in that regard.”

She adds: “I’ve worked a lot, but I don’t have to work. I work because it is still my passion.”

Long may it continue.

Big Little Lies is on Sky/HBO

Richard Aldhous

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Just as The Rolling Stones and The Who are still rocking all over the world well into their 70s, so too have more recent bands built reputations on making new music accessible regardless of their age – which is exactly what sea-shanty folk group The Salts are all about.

Founded by singer and guitarist Jeremy Hart, the band – which proudly boasts a collective band age of 265 – fuses maritime, seafaring musical tradition with their own energetic and unique sound.

“About eight years ago, a mutual friend introduced us with the concept of a modern take on shanties,”

“About eight years ago, a mutual friend introduced the original line-up of the band to each other, with the idea of a modern take on shanties,” says Hart. “We felt the history of sea shanties was really interesting and could lead somewhere musically.”

Initially playing pub gigs in and around Surrey, the quintet soon realised that they were onto something with their sound. It wasn’t long before they released their debut album, She Rises, and began performing in theatres and joining a wide range of festival rosters, before securing a record deal with Braccan Records for their follow-up release, Brave, due for release on April 20th this year.

Not bad for a bunch of oldies, right? And what’s with the ‘record deal’? Do those things even exist any more?!

“Many artists, probably younger and more media-savvy than us, do self-publish, but we’re too old for that and have jobs, families and mortgages,” Jeremy continues. “So this is a great route and opportunity for us.

“I’m surprised we’re signing record deals in our 40s and 50s, yes, but I’m not surprised that someone would want to sign The Salts, as it’s the best band I’ve ever been in. I’d sign us!”

Today, the line-up comprises Jeremy on vocals and acoustic guitar, along with Brian Doran on vocals and mandolin whistle, Lee Collinson on vocals and banjo, Richard Nash on vocals and drums, and most recent member, Tim Cantrell, on double bass.

Despite their seasoned status as older rockers, they remain unfazed by any stigma, accentuating the positives in their level of experience, which can only come with age.

“I think our age is a benefit, as the sort of music that we do lends itself to our current ages”

“I think our age is a benefit, as the sort of music that we do lends itself to our current ages,” explains Jeremy. “After all, we’re not a boy-band bunch of rappers – if anything, we’re more ‘hip-op’ than hip-hop!

“We’re proud of our age and experience; think of all the knowledge we bring to our music. I wouldn’t have imagined myself to still be writing and gigging at this age when I was younger, but can’t see any of us giving it up for a while yet.”

So, what are the challenges that they face as an older group?

“Making sure there’s always a toilet nearby!” Richard jokes. “But no, actually, the challenges of doing it at our age are the other life commitments, such as work and family. The advantages are that we don’t have young, fragile egos and all get along really well. But it’s harder to organise a time for us all to rehearse and record, especially since there are five of us. Also, there’s the general tiredness; stuff like how my back aches when packing up the drums!”

“The advantages are that we don’t have young, fragile egos and all get along really well”

But the show must go on, as a whole host of live Brave dates have been pencilled into the band’s diary, including upcoming shows at Croydon Folk Club, The Old Court in Windsor and Chatham’s Brook Theatre in April, to name but a few. As for still getting, shall we say, ‘special attention’ from their adoring female fans backstage after a set, however, they’re not holding their breath when it comes to groupies.

“I wish – we don’t even get ‘gropies’!” laughs Lee.

Adds Jeremy; “Apart from the occasional pair of Spanx and surgical stockings thrown on stage, it’s all very polite – especially considering the subject matter. I did get my bum pinched by the organiser of a festival we played last year, which was a bit awkward. Does that count?”

“Groupies? I did get my bum pinched by the organiser of a festival we played last year, which was a bit awkward. Does that count?”

It’s clear that these guys have lost none of their sense of humour, and don’t take themselves too seriously – except when it comes to the music, of course. With the new album and record deal, they’ve certainly pushed themselves further, but Brave is only one part of the puzzle, paving the way for more radio play, better festivals and bigger venues, while growing their audience and gaining new fans.

Which isn’t to say that they’re stuck in the past, of course, as they’re well aware of how much the musical landscape has changed in 2018.

“The ‘youth’ bracket has extended, and music has no real gatekeeper anymore, leaving audiences to find their own likes and dislikes,” Jeremy considers. “Plus, the social media thing nowadays opens up the possibility for our music to cross traditional demographics. It’s great to see older people reclaim the gig scene, but also to see young people seek out traditional music.”

“The ‘youth’ bracket has extended, and music has no real gatekeeper anymore, leaving audiences to find their own likes and dislikes”

It’s this transience that has become a big appeal for The Salts and their followers, safe in the knowledge that, despite appearances, preconceptions or stereotypes, age really is just a number as far as rock and roll is concerned.

“I think the media is obsessed with age, but most real people don’t care,” reveals Brian. “They decide on merit, and our audience covers all age groups. It’s important to remember that a lot of 70-year-olds now were 20 year-old-hippies during the 1960s.”

Agrees Richard: “The age landscape is changing partly due to the fact that rock and roll has come of age – The Rolling Stones are in their mid-70s, and everyone is living longer.”

As for what’s next for Jeremy and the boys, only time will tell. But one thing’s for sure – they’re not letting their age slow them down, and are going to keep rocking ‘til they drop.

“I think this band has the potential to play larger and larger venues, and we will try to make that happen,” Brian concludes. “We’d love to take this abroad – there’s a lot of interest in shanties in places like Sweden, Poland, Canada and the US, and it’d be great to capitalise on that. Anywhere with easy parking and a cup of tea!”

Adds Lee: “We haven’t got much time left, so if we get to have a nice little extra part-time income, that would be nice – that, or the O2 for 64 consecutive nights. I’m not fussed. Ultimately, I hope to make millions, but realistically I’d be over the moon if I made a moderate living. But I’ve got a whole season of Jessica Jones to watch now, so I’m staying in.”

The Salts’ new album, Brave, is released on April 20 and available to download on iTunes. To find out more, head to www.thesalts.co.uk

Fred Latty

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WHAT THE PRESS SAY
Offering a one-off mixture of virtuoso comedy and virtuoso music, Bill is one of the best loved comedians in the land, and the critics would agree. The Evening Standard declares that, “Bailey cuts a world-beating swathe all of his own. Absolutely genius on so many levels.” Time out says that, “Bailey is on top form; joyous, playful and effortlessly funny.”

He is described by The Guardian as, “Approaching the status of national treasure”, while The Times affirms that he is, “At the top of his game”. The New York Times enthuses that, “Bailey is an unalloyed pleasure, a treat for the funny bone, the brain and the ear.” The Daily Telegraph, meanwhile, calls him, “The brainiest comic of his generation.”

PUB TALK
You will no doubt be delighted to hear that Bill is just as delightful in person as he is on stage. An hour in his company at his local pub in West London simply whizzes by. Over orange juice and cheese and onion crisps – rock ‘n’ roll, eh? – we touch on everything from Indonesia to stone masonry. It’s like being treated to a Royal command performance – to an audience of one.

The comedian, who over the past 20 years has enjoyed a dozen immensely successful international stand-up tours, begins by underlining how much he is looking forward to touring.

He asserts that nothing beats the heady feeling that comes from live comedy. “There’s nothing quite like it. It’s a singular experience. I don’t think there is anything that quite matches up to it in all of performance art. When you’re in a play or a band, it’s still a collaborative thing.

“When everything comes together and you think of an idea, a joke or routine that connects with people, it’s incredible. It’s the most amazingly satisfying experience hearing an arena full of people laughing at something you’ve thought up. It’s a tremendous buzz.”

“I’m lucky that after all these years, people still want to come and see me”

Bill, who won the Best Live Stand-Up gong at the British Comedy Awards in 1999, adds that, “The best of those times come when you’re laughing along with them. It’s like you’ve hit on a bit of funny. It’s a bit of funny that was out there, a bit of universal funny that you’re just lucky enough to have plucked and shared with everyone. Those moments rare, but they are wonderful.

“There’s a great folk singer who said that the tunes are out there. You just have to tap into them or capture them before someone else gets them.”

WEAVING STORIES
Larks in Transit features long-form stories about the weird and wondrous places that Bill has visited. He recounts to me one particularly amusing traveller’s tale. “We were on a birding trip in the jungles of Indonesia. I cannot tell you how remote this place was. It was like some sort of Eden. I was just standing there naked in this river. I was the only person there, and I was thinking, ‘This is one place where I won’t meet anyone’.

“Then out of the blue, a couple of Aussies just came out of the bush and shouted, ‘Oh, look at that – it’s Bill Bailey! What the bloody hell are you doing here?’ That just suddenly brought me back down to earth.” The comic, who has starred in such widely-adored TV comedies as Black Books, Spaced and Is It Bill Bailey? continues, “The two elements of what I’m talking about in this show come together in that story. The show is about being lucky enough to have those kind of experiences where you get to think about the world and our relationship with Nature. But it’s also about how my life has led me to the point where people do recognise me in those same places.”

WORK ETHICS
Larks in Transit also has some thought-provoking things to say about the merits of perseverance. Bill, who for 11 highly popular series was a team captain on BBC2’s hit comedy pop quiz show, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, reflects that, “My grandfather was a great influence on me. He was a stone mason, and he had a very strong work ethic. Somehow, through all the chats I had with him, I get the feeling that’s rubbed off on me.

“He used to tell me about the dignity of work and really developing a craft. He taught me that you shouldn’t give up too easily. You continue, you endure, you keep moving forward and somehow work gains its own meaning. You don’t have to think too much about it. You just keep going. I hope I have been true to the spirit of what my grandfather said.”

MUSIC AND LANGUAGE
The tour, to which 36 shows and 50,000 seats have just been added, will also include some of Bill’s inimitable musical flights of fantasy. He will, for example, create a symphony out of ringtones.

The comedian considers the importance of music in his show. “It’s another dynamic really, it’s a bit of light and shade. I always think it’s a tremendous art and a tremendous skill to keep people’s attention with the spoken word for a couple of hours. I’m always aware of that. So when I was starting out in stand-up, I was looking for ways to break it up.

“I think music works on a different level to language. Some of the words create a picture and can feed people’s imaginations. Often slow-burn, great, long routines can build up to great crescendos. But music gets you on the gut level. It gets you straight away. It’s a more instantaneous kind of reaction.”

Another standout characteristic of Bill’s comedy is his captivating use of language. “I think we’re very lucky to have English as our language,” muses the stand-up. “It’s just so expressive and so endlessly supple, and it has myriad ways of telling the same story. You can tell the same story, embroider it, put in new language, and it becomes something completely different. It’s a treat and a wonder.”

“My priority is always funny first. Then if you have the time and the experience to refine it to the level where maybe the odd phrase does get through to people – well, that’s as good as it can get really.”

So as you can see, those of you fortunate enough to secure tickets have a terrific night out in prospect. Bill’s shows remain so entertaining because, after more than three decades in comedy, Bill is still as passionate about it as ever.

In fact, he observes, “I appreciate it even more now because I realise that I’m lucky to have this career. I’m lucky to still be doing this and to do something I love. I’m lucky that after all these years, people still want to come and see me.

I’ll leave the final word to The Mail on Sunday critic who simply concludes that, “Bailey live is a joy to behold.” I defy anyone to argue with that.

Bill Bailey – Larks in Transit at The Brighton Centre on Friday 20th April 2018
www.brightoncentre.co.uk and 0844 847 1515
Full tour information also available at www.BillBailey.co.uk
Interview with Bill Bailey by James Rampton
Photos: Andy Hollingworth

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In 2016 Directors UK found that of 2,500 films made in the UK over the last 10 years, only 13% were directed by women. Not only that, we were disappointed to learn that on average, female directors will direct fewer films in their career, and are less likely to receive a second, third or fourth directing job. In other words, numbers are low for women directors in general but they get even lower as women age.

It’s time to do something about this! Whilst we champion talent from both (all!) sexes here at Silver, we think perhaps it’s time to redress the balance a bit?

WOMEN OVER FIFTY FESTIVAL
The Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) is an international film festival aiming to redress this age and gender imbalance. This celebration of women over 50 in front of and behind the camera is launching its third annual weekend of films and activities for older women and their friends.
The festival takes place on 16th & 17th September 2017 in Brighton, East Sussex, UK and organisers are now putting out the final call for global short film submissions. More than 90 have been received to date from all over the world and the deadline for submissions is 31st July.

Festival Director Nuala O’Sullivan said: “One of our goals this year is to reach a wider, even more diverse audience. We want to raise awareness of our film festival – how it deals with age and gender issues, as well as how it tackles older people’s social isolation in Brighton, the UK and beyond. We want to invite people to become part of the WOFFF family as festival filmmakers, audience members, workshops participants or, for those not able to attend the festival, as part of the WOFFF online community”.

WOFFF 2016 award Best Drama winner

This unique two-day festival will also feature an all-female panel event, filmmaker Q&As, and workshops on making a film on your smart phone. Plus the tips and tricks of shooting great drama from TV director Tracey Rooney (Holby City and Coronation Street).

We’re very much looking forward to the launch of WOFFF on Thursday 14 September with a screening of Mamma Mia! at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse at Preston Circus Brighton.

This is the perfect choice as it not only stars three strong, older women – Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski – but also has three strong, older women behind the camera – writer Catherine Johnson, producer Judy Craymer and director Phyllida Lloyd. It’s a Silver tour de force!

WOFFF closes on the Sunday evening with an awards ceremony and jury prizes for all winning filmmakers for several categories including Best Drama, Best Experimental film and the all-important Audience Choice Award.

HOW TO SUBMIT
The rules for submitting a film to the festival are simple. Each film must:

• have a woman over 50 at the heart of it on screen, or have a woman over 50 in the core creative team (writer, director or producer)
• be no more than 20 minutes in length for drama, animation and experimental or no more than 30 minutes for documentary
• be in English or have English subtitles

If you have an entry to submit you can do so by clicking HERE and here at Silver we’d love to hear about it too so let us know if you get involved!

For more information about the Women Over 50 Film Festival 2017, visit www.wofff.co.uk

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