{"id":42935,"date":"2021-06-17T09:24:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T09:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=42935"},"modified":"2021-09-27T09:32:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T09:32:11","slug":"anna-ginsburg-love-hate-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/anna-ginsburg-love-hate-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast interview with Anna Ginsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sc-type-small sc-text-body\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1070454085-skwigly-animation-one-to-ones-05.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-42313 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A1O1_AnnaGinsburg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>In the latest episode of our podcast series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast_type\/animation-one-to-ones\">Animation One-To-Ones<\/a> we catch up with\u00a0award-winning London-based animator and director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annaginsburg.co.uk\/\">Anna Ginsburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following on from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/intimate-animation-anna-ginsburg\/\">first conversation with Anna<\/a> in episode 2 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast_type\/intimate-animation\/\">Intimate Animation<\/a> to discuss her Random Acts film <a href=\"http:\/\/strangebeast.tv\/projects\/private-parts-3\/\"><em>Private Parts<\/em><\/a>, in this episode we discuss some of the major projects she has worked on with <a href=\"http:\/\/strangebeast.tv\/\">Strange Beast<\/a> in the five years since, including her viral CNN film <a href=\"http:\/\/strangebeast.tv\/projects\/cnn-what-is-beauty\/\"><em>What is Beauty?<\/em><\/a> (a visual overview of the ever-changing pressures on women to conform to body shape ideals), her more recent collaboration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/typically-directed-by-anna-ginsburg-caitlin-mccarthy-released-for-menstrual-hygiene-day\/\"><em>Typically<\/em><\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/intimate-animation-caitlin-mccarthy\/\">Caitlin McCarthy<\/a> (an animated celebration and destigmatisation of periods for Bloody Good Period and Mother) and her boldly-designed and beautifully animated Breast Cancer Now short film <a href=\"http:\/\/strangebeast.tv\/projects\/breast-cancer-now-love-hate-relationship\/\"><em>A Love Hate Relationship<\/em><\/a>, playing this week in competition as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annecy.org\/programme\/index:film-20212664\">Annecy 2021&#8217;s Commissioned Films programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Produced by Strange Beast with agency Weber Shandwick, the film conveys the different journeys, and accompanying emotions, women go on with their breasts; from pride and embarrassment as their breasts develop, to their breasts attracting attention from others, to breastfeeding and attending mammogram appointments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anna Ginsburg | Animation One-To-Ones\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdSOTEG4JfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Animation One-to-Ones are available to <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1070454085-skwigly-animation-one-to-ones-05.mp3\">download<\/a> and stream via your preferred podcast provider or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/skwiglymagazine\">YouTube Channel<\/a> &#8211; <strong>like<\/strong> and <strong>subscribe<\/strong> for more.<\/p>\n<p>Interview conducted by: Ben Mitchell<br \/>\nGuest: Anna Ginsburg<br \/>\nPresented, edited and produced by: Ben Mitchell<br \/>\nMusic and graphics: Ben Mitchell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of our podcast series Animation One-To-Ones we catch up with\u00a0award-winning London-based animator and director Anna Ginsburg. 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