Like Me
‘Like Me’ explores how teenage girls use social media to create and construct their identity and how this impacts them. Reflecting on the relationship between identity and the internet, as 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. Created for the Barbican’s ‘The Art of Change’, in partnership with The Smalls. This film is the product of an all female crew collaboration.
The screening for this film can be found in the short-film program Beyond Cyborgs and Fembots.
Director: Jessica Bishopp
London-based filmmaker and artist Jessica Bishopp experiments with a range of media, exploring universal themes embedded in our daily lives and thoughts and exposing the magic in the mundane. Her work has been exhibited at Somerset House, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) and the Science Museum, London. Jessica’s films have screened at festivals such as Sheffield Doc/Fest, Aesthetica Short Film Festival and London Short Film Festival (LSFF). Her films have featured online on The Atlantic, NOWNESS, The Guardian, Dazed&Confused and Aeon.
Jessica was commissioned to direct a film for Channel 4 Random Acts, produced with Dazed & Confused and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA). Focusing on the connection between people and architecture, Lifespan (2016), explores the concept of the future of ageing, increasing life expectancy and life extension. Recently she has been commissioned by NOWNESS and the Barbican.
Jessica was commissioned to direct a film for Channel 4 Random Acts, produced with Dazed & Confused and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA). Focusing on the connection between people and architecture, Lifespan (2016), explores the concept of the future of ageing, increasing life expectancy and life extension. Recently she has been commissioned by NOWNESS and the Barbican.