Episode 186: Caught. - Eleanor Capaldi

Persistent and Nasty

It’s spooky season. We will be platforming the writers who submitted to our spooky season call-out. A mixture of scenes, monologues, and stories all with an element of the macabre about them. Our call-out was open to women, trans, and non-binary voices. Next up in our spooky season series is Caught written by Eleanor Capaldi and performed by Mish McCaullgh Eleanor Capaldi Eleanor (she/her) is a writer & director based in Glasgow. Short film Bookmarks, a Tiny Little Pic supported by GMAC and Screen Scotland, has been nominated by Iris Prize, Performance Insurance Awards, Northampton Film Festival and LGBT2SQ+ Montreal Short Film Festival. Rianne Pictures named her a Filmmaker to Watch. Micro shorts Preservation and Rising Tides jointly won Best Story at the Film Access Scotland 1.5 awards. Latest short film Fizzing explores the story of a non-binary lesbian teenager, and is in post- production. She has been a member of development programmes including: EIFF Talent Lab, EIFF Script Starter, GFF and ScreenSkills New Talent Mentorship scheme, mentored by filmmaker Siri Rødnes, and BFI Network. She has a background in theatre with work performed with the Citizens' Theatre Young Company, Not Too Tame Theatre, and BBC Radio Scotland. www.eleanorcapaldi.com OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – [e-mail] Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/