EDITORS
JACK HOWARD (@JackJackHoward)
Founder
A graduate in Literature, Jack founded the Berlin Film Journal’s parent organisation, the Berlin Film Society, in 2012. In between film programming, project management, and festival hopping, Jack dreams of buying a one-way ticket to Tokyo and producing cinematic documentaries.
NATHASHA O. KAPPLER (@tashakappler)
Editor
Nathasha is a film programmer at Berlin Film Society and Deptford Cinema. She splits her time between studying Literature and Film in London, and contributing to Screen Queens and SVLLY(wood) Magazine. She often gushes about cats, unhinged heroines, and Paul Thomas Anderson films.
CONTRIBUTORS
JORDAN O’SHEA (@jordanmoshea)
Staff Writer
Jordan is a multi-award-winning writer, filmmaker, and musician, with a dangerous adoration for speciality coffee. He dreams of making a film as good as The 400 Blows one day.
SOPHIE MAYER (@sophieamayer)
Staff Writer
Sophie Mayer is a freelance writer, film critic and researcher based in Berlin. A graduate in English Literature and Film, she spends her time writing, philosophizing and examining films.
TANJA BRESAN
Staff Writer
Tanja is a film enthusiast, lover of all seventhies movies and shy writer of short and long film observations. Currently based in Berlin. Dreaming of being a film projectionist. Surprising you and herself. .
MIKA MANNING (@mik_am2)
Staff Writer
Berlin-based, Irish-rooted artist Mika is a co-programmer for Berlin Film Society’s upcoming short film series Cherry Picks. They’re currently playing with all sorts of art projects, with the dream of one day telling a story.
RENE J MEYER-GRIMBERG
Staff Writer
Rene Meyer-Grimberg has been watching films critically for herself with others in classes and at festivals for as long as she can remember. She consumes an inordinate amount of culture in all forms and travels a lot to keep it interesting.
ANTON DECHAND
Staff Writer
Berlin-based writer of short fiction, essays and reviews. Equally indebted to Roger Ebert, David Foster Wallace, Rilke and Tool. I think stories is what we live for.
MILLICENT THOMAS (@MillicentOnFilm)
Writer
Millicent Thomas is a freelance writer, Social Editor and podcast co-host at Screen Queens. Currently an undergraduate in Film Studies & Publishing, she longs for the day when Charles Xavier knocks on her door to tell her she’s the worlds most powerful mutant.
MIRIAM PARTINGTON
Writer
Miriam is a Berlin-based journalist covering tech, art and culture. A graduate in English Literature, she is a closet poet, full-time bookworm and self-confessed romantic.
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EDWARD JARUSIEWICZ (@landlubberer)
Writer
Edward is a freelance writer, filmmaker, and video editor located within the United States, where he is currently working towards a Film Studies degree. He dreams of maintaining a backyard pond and someday creating his magnum opus.
MICHELLE WONG
Writer
Australian-based freelance writer, aspiring screenwriter, and law graduate. Michelle is currently studying film and working towards becoming an admitted lawyer. In her spare time she likes to eat artisan sourdough and drink instant coffee while working on scripts.
WILLIAM HEPNER
Writer
William is a freelance writer and cinephile who enjoys swimming and studying languages, as
well as taking long walks in the evening. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
MEGAN WILSON (@BERTMACKLIN)
Writer
Megan Wilson is a freelance writer and film student from Manchester, currently assistant editing and podcasting at Screen Queens. She is an ardent lover of cats, critical theory, and Carol (2015).
MARCUS TELL (@matratal)
Writer
Berlin-based Film Director and writer of rebellious kind of films. Studied Film theory in Tel Aviv University, where he led a mutiny that managed to change the structure of the film department. Besides that, he’s a huge fan of European Arthouse cinema and social-realistic literature.
SABRINA VETTER
Writer
Sabrina is freelance writer from Germany, whose previous jobs include editorial assistant in a publishing company for trade magazines and Social Media manager. Her hobbies include film, books (especially memoirs) and binge-watching all and everything. Besides her freelance work, she is busy finishing her PhD on marginalized bodies in media, including film and TV.
RUAIRI MCCANN (@langsmonkey)
Writer
A film writer, filmmaker and programmer based in Ireland and an auteurist with flexibility who adores his cat, weird fiction and John Ford.
KSENIA STROGANOVA
Writer
Raised in Moscow, Ksenia is calling Berlin her adopted home for several years now. After finishing her linguistic studies and completing a journalistic traineeship, she wrote for both print and online media. As a film enthusiast and passionate storyteller, Ksenia is always happy to share with you some exciting facts around cinema.
BRIAN MCGLEENON
Writer
Brian is a news reporter for The Express. He started his career working on documentaries for Shanghai based Pear Video. He has bylines in the South West London News and Mandy News, where he has interviewed Mike Leigh and Jan Harlan. Brian has also worked for Northern Ireland Screen and been awarded production grants for shorts and feature film development.
SWATI GODBOLE
Writer
Swati is a film enthusiast, freelance writer, and an aspiring screenwriter and novelist based in the ‘little red dot’, aka Singapore. Her natural habitat comprises, not necessarily in this order, good food, film, fotography, fiction, fitness, family and friends.
IZZY AGHAHOWA
Writer
Isabel Aghahowa is a UK-based freelance writer and film critic constantly trying to keep up with film twitter. She loves writing poetry, taking photographs, and talking about Fight Club.
ROB GRESHAM (@insiderobbie)
Writer
Rob (Robbie) is an undergraduate in Journalism currently studying in Nice, France. He likes to write and the three films he most relates to are: Ruby Sparks (2012), High Fidelity (2000), and Kicking and Screaming (1995), because he is a narcissist.
ANDREA SCHMIDT
Writer
Andrea Schmidt is an academic/professional film nerd from Fargo, ND. (Yes, we do talk like the film). She teaches Film Studies and German Language and Culture. The highlight of her life was shaking Jane Campion’s hand at the Berlinale.
RAJ TAWNEY
Writer
Raj Tawney is a journalist and essayist in New York, observing film’s impact on our culture. Recent contributions include New York Magazine, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Variety and The Boston Globe.
GEORGIANA BANITA
Writer
Georgiana has taught and written on race in US cinema for many years. As soon as she can afford his speaking fee, she will invite Spike Lee to an academic conference. She is also intrigued by white directors who made films about African American culture, from John Cassavetes and Quentin Tarantino to Jeff Nichols and Kathryn Bigelow.
PHIL HOBBINS-WHITE
Writer
Phil is a film teacher and freelance writer based in Berlin. He’s a proud film nerd and specialises in feminist film theory, film festival studies and trends in film consumption.
KELI WILLIAMS (@kelionfilm)
Writer
Keli is a freelance writer and film critic based in Liverpool. She loves all things cinema, listening to ’70s music, and talking about her favourite film Almost Famous.