Dictynna Hood, sometimes credited as D.R. Hood, is a British film director and screenwriter. She leads a module on film production for the University of Warwick at the

London Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

Biography

Hood grew up in Great Milton,

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

, and attended

Oxford High School for Girls Oxford High School is an independent day school for girls in Oxford, England. It was founded by the Girls' Day School Trust in 1875, making it the city's oldest girls' school. History Oxford High School was opened on 3 November 1875, with tw ...

. Her first feature film '' Wreckers'' (2011) premiered at the London Film Festival. It starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy as a couple returning to a rural village. Her second feature film, ''Us Among the Stones'' (2019), stars Laurence Fox and Anna Calder-Marshall: '' The Guardians critic called it a "somewhat oddball family reunion drama". Her 2006 film ''The Other Man'' won the UK Film Council Kodak Award for Best British Short Film. She is the founder and director of "likely story" film and television production company.

Selected filmography

*''A Marriage Made in Heaven'' (1992) *''Small War'' (1995) *''Journey Man'' (2002) *''The Other Man'' (2006) *'' Wreckers'' (2011, starring Benedict Cumberbatch): writer and director *''Us Among the Stones'' (2019)

References

External links

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Hood's LinkedIn page
Living people British film directors British women film directors People educated at Oxford High School, England Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-film-director-stub