Show Notes
Sky Dair (she/her) is a writer, filmmaker and musician from London. Her practice focuses on the presence of catharsis within the act of making and thinking. She is interested in the intersection and collaging of video, photography, audio and language as a vessel to explore emotional release.
Stephs books were Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter and Poor by Caleb Femi.
Movies mentioned: Aftersun Matilda
Music mentioned: Feel by Robbie Williams Born slippy by Underworld
Play mentioned: The confessions by Alezander Zeldin
Artists mentioned: Tish Murtha
Other books and writers mentioned: Shy by Max Porter Bernardine Evaristo
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