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Lillian Crawford on Muck Rack

Lillian Crawford

(She/Her)
Covers:  Film, culture, books, literature, theatre, arts, ballet, opera
Film, music, literature, art • Relaxed screening curator • PhD with RHUL & BBC on Screen Two • LWL, BFI, BBC, MUBI, TLS, et alia • lilliancrawford13s@gmail.com

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Film and TV Editor of Varsity

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I own an Olympia Splendid 66.

How is social media changing news?

You have to fight to get your voice heard

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Mr Chatterbox in Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh

What does it mean to be a journalist?

You always have to keep your eyes open

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign

What's your favorite social network?

Letterboxd

Who do you wish followed you?

Céline Sciamma

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I did - I reviewed films

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My work on relaxed screenings and autistic cinema,

What's your favorite drink?

Gin and tonic

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

At the opera.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Little White Lies

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

People don't know I'm a Disney superfan...

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