Kelly Fyffe-Marshall (partial data)

Countries: Canada / Jamaica / United Kingdom

Films directed by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Quotes by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

"I think my job as a director in film and as a writer and film is to highlight the things that I want to say. I always say that film is my activism. And so I'm able to tell the stories that I want to tell. When it came to Black Bodies it was about telling the story of how Black people are treated within the world and how we have to interact in the world. And it also spoke about police violence, and racism. And so with [When Morning Comes], I'm speaking about sacrifice and immigration. And so I just try and find stories that I don't see on TV that are reflected in the way that I experience the world."
-- Kelly Fyffe-Marshall (source)

"In Canada, many production companies say they want to hire more Black people, but [say] they don't know where to find them or we don't have enough experience. I want to be the person who says [that is] garbage."
-- Kelly Fyffe-Marshall (source)

For QUOTES about a specific film by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, please see: Black Bodies When Morning Comes

Notes about Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Born in England.
Was a child actor.
Moved with her family to Jamaica, and then to Canada, as a child.
Received the Jay Scott Prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association in 2020.

(sources)

Bibliography for Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Section 1: Publications about Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Web Sites

"Kelly Fyffe-Marshall: Director + Screenwriter." https://www.kellyfyffemarshall.com/. [official site]

Section 2: Publications about the Films of Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Black Bodies (2020)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Karounos, Patricia, and Hannah Ziegler. "Meet the Canadian women directors of TIFF 2020: Canadian directors Emma Seligman, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall and Tiffany Hsiung talk TIFF, career goals and hopes for change." Elle Canada, September 17, 2020.
Samuel, Danica. "Canada needed a nudge from Hollywood to recognize Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's film. Toronto creatives aim to change that trajectory moving forward." Interview with Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Jordan Oram, Savannah Ré. Toronto Star, February 14, 2021.

When Morning Comes (2022)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Bero, Tayo. "Off-duty with: Kelly Fyffe-Marshall; The TIFF director fesses up to her downtime delights and the headline that she just can't shake." Interview with Kelly Fyffe-Marshall. Globe and Mail, September 9, 2022.
Black, Sarah-Tai. "Fyffe-Marshall is ready for her TIFF moment." Interview with Kelly Fyffe-Marshall. Globe and Mail, September 3, 2022.
Wilson, Kerrisa. "Q&A with GTA filmmaker Kelly Fyffe-Marshall as she prepares for feature debut at TIFF." Interview with Kelly Fyffe-Marshall. CP24, September 8, 2022.