The Human Frame
My work, as an actor and human rights campaigner, sits at the crossroads of human rights and the arts, exploring how creativity can reveal the deeper truths of what it means to be human. Through The Human Frame, I bring together artists, activists, and thinkers to explore how performance can become a form of resistance, empathy, and change.
The Human Frame
Acting, Activism & Access: Lois Tallulah on Creating Space for Female & Non-Binary Filmmakers
In this episode, Łucja sits down with Lois Tallulah, actress, director, and founder of Shorties, a platform dedicated to elevating female and non-binary filmmakers. Lois shares her unexpected path into the creative industries, from initially resisting acting to discovering her identity as a Cockney performer and eventually carving out her own place behind the camera.
Together, they explore:
- How working-class artists navigate an industry built on privilege
- Why Lois founded Shorties and how it has grown into a thriving community
- The importance of representation that isn’t tokenistic, but lived and grounded
- What it means to create work that challenges gender roles, stereotypes, and creative gatekeeping
- The power of collaboration, mutual support, and creating your own opportunities when doors stay closed
This candid conversation is about identity, class, creativity, and the courage to build what doesn’t yet exist. Lois’s journey shows how much can change when diverse storytellers have the space, and the platform, to speak in their own voice.
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Host: Łucja Hawking
Music: Yago Cardalda