Esther May Campbell (born 27 May 1972 in London) is a British filmmaker, director, photographer and writer. In 2008 she received a

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for her film ''September''. Campbell's debut feature film ''Light Years'' premiered in the International Critics’ Week section at the 72nd edition of the

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Career

A self-taught visual artist, Campbell's early work was directing low-fi music videos and short films. She directed several episodes of the

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soap series ''Doctors'' and for

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in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, she wrote and directed the short film ''September'' funded by the UKFC, which won the BAFTA award for short film, as well as many other international awards. In 2010, Campbell directed

drama ''Skins'' and in 2012, she went on to direct a feature-length episode of BBC1's ''Wallander'' starring

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. In 2015, her first feature film ''Light Years'', starring

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and

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, premiered at Venice Critics Week. Besides her work in TV and cinema, Campbell is a prolific stills photographer. Throughout the years Campbell continued to make music videos and record sleeves for artists such as

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and

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. She is also involved in a project for displaced children, born of the Cube Cinema in Bristol .

References

External links

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Interview with Esther May Campbell
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