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To Toa Fraser

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Oct 19, 2024
  • 1 min read

Look, mate, I don't know you. I've liked some of your movies, but I can't agree to making a Tina film as a form of diversion. Sorry, but I have sole credit and they're my songs, so any attempt at production will only be met with legal action. By the time that the court case is done, you'll have missed your shooting window, so please legally accept my decision to say no. You do realise that forcing someone that doesn't want to act is a bad idea, right? It bugs me that Tory and Nadine don't actually care if the movie is any good: their focus is delivering jobs for the hirs. I care if the movie is good, and I can't see it being so. I'm sorry that you got dragged into this because the Film Commission told you that they had the rights to that script.

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Oct 18, 2024

People think it's harmless to make a film that cashes in on my current level of fame. However, one of the downsides of being trans is that I can't really afford to fail as a director (and even less so when I'm on screen). Like, imagine a well-intentioned Tina movie that lands like a damp squib because the movie stopped being about Amanda's experiences and started being about drag, or a Tina movie that doesn't work because I'm not an actor... That film would kill my career. While producing some short films from my anthology to test things out, meet some crew folks and get ready for making Shipwrecked is a good idea. It's practical, it's more cost-effective for the Film…

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