Shelby Cooke is an internationally known film critic and curator, specialising in British cinema and identity on screen. She is the current Head Curator and Editor-in-Chief of Film East, a multi-award-winning global film organisation that aims to educate and inspire the next generation of film enthusiasts by offering unique opportunities to connect through thought-provoking cinema.
This site houses all of Shelby's professional experience, including her writing, interviews and various projects. Browse the different tabs to get a taste for the work she produces.
Shelby is open for writing, curatorial and programming commissions. She writes interdisciplinarily, often combining her interests in cinema and visual media with other areas of art and culture. She has expert knowledge on contemporary British film and television, identity, celebrity culture, specific actors and their careers, online media, British popular culture and David Bowie's filmography.
She works in both the US and UK markets. Please send any inquiries to [email protected].
This site houses all of Shelby's professional experience, including her writing, interviews and various projects. Browse the different tabs to get a taste for the work she produces.
Shelby is open for writing, curatorial and programming commissions. She writes interdisciplinarily, often combining her interests in cinema and visual media with other areas of art and culture. She has expert knowledge on contemporary British film and television, identity, celebrity culture, specific actors and their careers, online media, British popular culture and David Bowie's filmography.
She works in both the US and UK markets. Please send any inquiries to [email protected].
COMING SOON
Shelby is currently in-production on Film East Publishing's new film criticism anthology, Art/Film. The book is due to be released on 11 May 2026.
NEWEST ARTICLES
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Coverage from TIFF 50 for Film East
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"The Altar of Marilyn Monroe and the Church of the Pinball Wizard" for Cinema Year Zero
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"There’s Psychopomps at My Door: Guiding the Deceased into the Afterlife in All of Us Strangers" for Film East
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"Brat but it's literally not because it's just a bratty movie collection" for Film East
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"Paddington Bear in a Racist Britain – 10 Years of Paul King’s Modern Immigrant" for FILMHOUNDS
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"When there’s no clear path into the film industry, create your own" for Little White Lies
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FILM CRITICISM BOOKS
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CURATED COLLECTIONS
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*Nominated (Distinction) for Best Film Programme at 2024 Film Society of the Year Awards
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INTERVIEWS
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