A ROOM OF HER OWN is a short film created by and starring LARA MARKS and CHARLY FAYE, which gained its title from Virginia Woolf's renowned feminist essay 'A Room of One's Own'. Inspired by female creatives, including Sofia Coppola and Celine Sciamma (both of whom received a name-sake in the film), the duo sought to present a daring cinematic exploration of the female gaze. 

 

Celine and Sofia are sisters, but their clashing personalities and their personal struggles following the passing of their mother have led them to grow apart. When Sofia is sexually assaulted on the London underground on her way to a job interview, the sisters are forced to confront their differences as tensions arise that they didn't know they had. Over the course of one day, as they share their anxieties and fears, they gradually reconnect in this raw and vulnerable depiction of sisterhood.

 

A ROOM OF HER OWN sheds light on the complexities and shadowed parts of the female experience, opening discussions surrounding mental health, body dysmorphia, obsessive compulsive disorder, queer sexuality and sexual harassment. 

 

In exploring how the narrative shifts when women are behind the lens, creators Lara Marks and Charly Faye destabilise stigmas, push boundaries and bring to the screen aspects of womanhood that have traditionally been retouched, silenced or erased.

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The music for the film was produced by British alt-pop artist Samfire and indie-pop duo With What Eyes.