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Writer and Director of 2017 #FiveFilms4Freedom short @jamieshortfilm & 2019 @ishathefilm currently on the festival circuit // @BFINetwork x #BAFTACrew

London, England
Joined September 2012
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ISHA - dir. @manningcs, LFS grad @Outfest, #LosAngeles Thur 25 July. Rahmi, a Romanian Muslim man living in London, struggles to reconcile his cultural & religious background with his burgeoning homosexuality after unexpectedly falling in love. #LGBTQ festival.outfest.org/2019/mo…
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...and next month screening @Outfest! 🌟Anyone in LA next month, go and check out Chris Manning's short ISHA, screening 25 July at 5pm. 📽️Trailer: festival.outfest.org/2019/mo… #LGBTQ
my short ISHA has won the AUDIENCE AWARD at @SiciliaQueer filmfest ad well as a SPECIAL MENTION from the 100 Autori Jury! It’s not often that you come home with 2! Many thanks to our audience in Palermo, the jury and the festival! So honoured and proud!
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And another LFS grad for the BAFTACREW 2019! Congrats to @manningcs, also winner of the AUDIENCE AWARD at @siciliaqueer filmfest in addition to receiving a SPECIAL MENTION from the 100 Autori Jury 🎉📽️🌟
Massive congratulations to all of BAFTACrew 2019! 🎉Especially LFS grads Paisley Walsh and Andrea Niada! 📽️@bfinetwork 🌟🌟
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We're thrilled to share that next month, MA Filmmaking alum @manningcs's grad film Isha will have its North American premiere at @FramelineFest, the largest LGBT+ film event in the world. Isha stars @maiamorgenstern @Lino_Facioli & newcomer Hora Savescu. bit.ly/LFSIsha
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The @BritishArts 2019 #FiveFilms4Freedom are now LIVE! If you believe love is a human right, watch and share in support of #LGBTQ+ freedom and equality. ▶️ Watch for free now bit.ly/2OftgSh #BFIFlare
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Our 2019 #FiveFilms4Freedom are now LIVE! If you believe love is a human right, watch and share in support of freedom and equality #LGBTQ+ @BFIFlare bit.ly/2J9mVsz
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“The cinema gives pleasure, certainly. But most of all for me, film-making is a journey into the impossible." — Claire Denis #InternationalWomensDay
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God this industry drags you down to hellish depths, smacks you in the face, and then throws you up back up into the highest highs again doesn’t it? Over and over and over. Brutal.
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THE TIME HAS COME… for you to buy your #BFIFlare: LGBTQ+ Film Festival tickets! Booking now open: bit.ly/2H9QVSr 🎟️
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Just a quick reminder that if you make people feel like they can succeed, they probably will...
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As we put the finishing touches to our 2019 #FiveFilms4Freedom selection, here’s a great look back to last year as you can now watch #jamie @manningcs vimeo.com/165330036?ref=tw-s…
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"Film gave me the sense that I wasn't alone" - @manningcs, filmmaker Read our interview with one of the filmmakers from our #FiveFilms4Freedom LGBTQ+ program. #WeAreDiverse britishcouncil.org/voices-ma…
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Congratulations to the projects that have been shortlisted for the next round of consideration of the Fall 2018 ScreenCraft Film Fund backed by @Bondit_film! See the list here: screencraft.org/2019/01/02/a… #screenwriting #filmmaking #filmfund
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The LSFF 2019 programme has dropped! Head over to our brand spanking new website and dive in: bit.ly/LSFF19 #LSFF2019
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Head of Film for @BFI, Briony Hanson, reviews the big screen adaptation of @naomialderman novel #Disobedience - starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams. bbc.in/2E4Fr24
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Breaking: Announcing the #Sundance 2019 feature film program! bit.ly/2AzyAcr
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It's the last few days of @FilmStruck 😢 Subscribers can stream my film THE COLOUR OF HIS HAIR on the service until 29 November. Bring on the @criterionchannl filmstruck.com/us/watch/deta…
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Isha is one of the best short movies I've seen so far at #LFF this year, so I wrote about it for INTO 🏳️‍🌈 @manningcs @Ishathefilm intomore.com/culture/islam-a…
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Isha is one of the best shorts I've seen so far screening at #LFF this year, exploring the often painful intersection between religion and homosexuality. Go check it out next week at @BFI! @manningcs @Ishathefilm
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Our trailer is now live! vimeo.com/265575731
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