Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts

Join us at NCLA for an evening exploring Tina Gharavi’s northeast-made adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day. Following its outstanding reviews (4-stars, the Guardian) and a nationwide release, Tina and producer Meg Thomson give us a special insight into how they brought Woolf’s 1919 novel to the screen, from adapting the text, to shooting at Beamish and at key northeast sites, to the realities of production and distribution for women and diverse filmmakers working today.

Tina Gharavi?is a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker, screenwriter, and Reader in Screenwriting and Film at Newcastle University. Her films include I am Nasrine about migrant experiences in the Northeast, and work for Netflix, as well as her newly released Shadows of Beirut, which was shot in Lebanon during lockdown.

Meg Thomson is the Executive Vice President of Globalgate?Entertainment. Her producer credits include Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, Freud’s Last Session, Flying Home, Siren, Dot the i and Milk. She has executive produced numerous international films, including The Turkish Coffee Table, Schitterend, Wedding Dress, and Sin Hijos.