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].
NEWEST ARTICLES
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"'We're Fighting For Our Lives, Here' — Digital Disassociation, Mass Shootings, and Collective Complacency" for Our Hero Balthazar Blu-ray
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"The 1975 at Their Very Performative: Celebrity, Fandom and Performance" for Art/Film
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"The Art of Manipulation: Painting a Corporate Cult in Severance" for Art/Film
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"If It Were Live: Documenting Gisèle Vienne's Crowd" for Art/Film
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"The Moving Exhibit: The Art of Creating (As Seen on Screen)" for Art/Film
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Coverage from TIFF 50 for Film East
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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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