Profile
Molly Lipson is a writer, editor and filmmaker from London, UK. She has had her work published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Dazed, Atmos, Huck and more. She tends to write about themes around reducing harm and envisioning a better future through the lens of entertainment, culture, sport and climate.
Her foray into filmmaking was as script consultant on the short film FOR PEOPLE IN TROUBLE, written and directed by Alex Lawther, starring Emma D’Arcy and Archie Madekwe, and produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The film had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. NO STRINGS is her debut short film. – – – – – thanks to Film Freeway
Opinion
This film highlights the harsh realities of how marginalised groups are used for public
relations. The story centers on Milly, who is asked to give a last minute TV interview for
her movement. While her boyfriend, Sam, is excited for her, he shows her a newly
published article revealing that the movement’s leader has made an Anti-Semitic
comment about the Holocaust.
Milly realises that she was not chosen to speak on behalf of the movement for her ideas,
instead she understands that her identity as a Jewish woman is being used as a
convenient solution to a public relations disaster. Placing her on camera to defend the
movement is a textbook case of tokenism, designed to make the organisation look
innocent and while avoiding any real accountability. – – – – – by Chaniya Essome
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