137 Claire Duffy | Discovering the History of Women in Film

Claire Duffy has worked as a screenwriter for over a decade and has loved films ever since she was a child. Her passion in movies led her to attend drama school and study directing. Later in life she worked in theatre in London and then attended film school in Vancouver. Now she is pursuing a new form of expression - podcasting. Her podcast, Women of Hollywood Land explores women in films from the 1910 and 1920’s and Claire couldn’t be more perfect for this new role. I was fortuitous enough to find her via Twitter and I’m excited to share her story and what you can expect to hear on Women of Hollywood Land.

Show Notes

04:58 - The first time she considered screenwriting as a career path
06:51 - Looking back at her journey on becoming a screenwriter
08:45 - Her earliest movie memory
11:13 - How her fascination with films started
13:54 - The first screenplay she wrote while at film school and the start of her blog
15:35 - How she got the idea to start her podcast, Women of Hollywood Land
17:19 - Her passion for female dominated films and filmmakers
19:01 - Her “ready, set, go” approach with things
20:51 - Where she went for information to get her podcast up and running
24:21 - How her podcast is being received
29:06 - Where she grew up and where she’d like her ashes to be scattered
31:11 - The first podcast she ever heard
31:45 - The intimacy of podcasting
33:48 - The Sleep With Me Podcast and what she finds interesting about podcasting
35:21 - Lost Hollywood films
38:25 - What to expect down the road with Women of Hollywood Land
40:07 - Other early Hollywood podcasts and what makes hers different
42:02 - What she’s changed her mind about recently
43:35 - The one most misunderstood thing about her