MWFF Critics Lab 2021: Meet the Mentees!
Say hello to the MWFF Critics Lab Class of 2021! These four lucky humans will be participating in mentoring sessions and special screenings over the next couple of weeks. They’ll be writing updates in our festival diary, interviewing filmmakers and panellists, networking with industry folk, and reviewing the incredible features in this year’s program. To make things even more exciting, we’re teaming up with Kill Your Darlings to publish their work after we wrap up the festival!
Keep an eye out for their faces at screenings, workshops and panels. Say hi and ask them what it’s like to be a film critic!
Sarah Jasem
Sarah Jasem is a British, Sydney based video editor and aspiring writer and filmmaker, currently studying a Bachelor of Arts (film) and Master of Nursing from the University of Sydney. She is fascinated by minority representation, feminism and popular culture's complex underbelly. You can find her at sister-hood, One Room with a View, and the University of Sydney's pulp and Honi Soit, or sitting alone in the cinema, likely crying.
Lara Fielding
Lara Fielding is a student of the dream state, poet, writer, archivist and aspiring video artist. They live and work on unceded Wurundjeri Country. With confessionals in the Above Water anthology, Lara is passionate about performance, queer histories and new media ritual.
Jess Zheng
Jess Zheng is a writer living on unceded Gadigal land. She is currently completing her studies in Arts (Art History) and Laws at the University of Sydney.
Laura Manstead
Laura Manstead is currently studying Music Industry and Cinema Studies at RMIT.
"I've loved movies since I was kid and if there’s a movie on in front of me, there’s a high chance the IMDb trivia is also up on my phone."