Sue Sudbury

Dr Sue Sudbury

  • Emeritus Professor
  • Weymouth House W208, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

I am an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Media and Communication where I teach on our Masters in Directing Film and Television course and supervise a number of doctoral students doing practice-led research. My current students are using a range of different methods to conduct their research including film, animation, audio production and scriptwriting. One of my students, Dr. Olugbenga Ajayi, had a successful completion with his study of screenwriting practices in Nigerian cinema. In my own doctoral research I used participatory film to research the everyday lives of women living in rural India. Outputs included two journal articles on visual research and participatory filmmaking methods and the film Village Tales won the 2016 AHRC Research in Film Award for Innovation with the jury stating that ‘this project is a brilliant example of the edifying power of research through film’. I am now leading Faculty initiatives to define and expand practice-based research and welcome enquiries from people interested in undertaking practice-led PhD research at Bournemouth...

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Journal Articles

Chapters

  • Sudbury, S., 2017. Glocalizing the 'other': British factual television and documentary practices in global media cultures. In: Srinivas, M., ed. Glocalization: Media Beyond Borders.. New Delhi: Excel India.

Conferences

  • Sudbury, S., 2019. Indian Space Dreams. In: LeadMe Digital Conference 12-15 February 2020 KC College.
  • Sudbury, S., 2019. Indian Space Dreams. In: Bertha DocHouse 2-5 December 2019 Curzon Bloomsbury, London.
  • Sudbury, S., 2018. Participatory Filmmaking in Rural India. In: Everyday Matters - Oxford Centre for Life-Writing 5-6 May 2018 Wolfson College, Oxford.
  • Sudbury, S., 2018. Village Tales. In: 5th Indian Cine Film Festival 10 September 2017 Mumbai, India.
  • Ashencaen Crabtree, S. et al., 2018. ‘Welcome to the Machine!’ Resisting isomorphic, masculinised corporatisation of Higher Education through feminist scholarship. In: DAKAM Gender and Women's Studies Conference 10-12 November 2018 Istanbul. Yes TBA.
  • Sudbury, S., 2017. 'Practice and Research in practice: from Food Banks to Space Rockets - unheard voices from unusual places. In: "Before, behind, between, above, below" and other prepositions: a creative practice/research workshop 7 July 2017 Bournemouth University.
  • Sudbury, S., 2017. AHRC Research in Film Award winner - presentation of, and discussion about, 'Village Tales'. In: The AHRC International Development Summit 2017 7 June 2017 British Library, London.
  • Sudbury, S., 2017. Hunger by the Sea. In: London International Documentary Film Festival 2017 25-26 November 2017 London.
  • Sudbury, S., 2017. Glocalizing the 'other': British factual television and documentary practices in global media cultures. Keynote. In: Media summit 2017 17-18 February 2017 KC College, Mumbai.
  • Sudbury, S., 2016. Facilitating empathy through participatory filmmaking. In: Migration crises: engaging audiences, facilitating empathy in Media for Change Virtual Conference 17-18 November 2016 Bournemouth University.
  • Sudbury, S., 2014. Non-fiction: Outer and Inner Spaces. In: Cosmographies: Textual and Visual Cultures of Outer Space 2-6 July 2014 University of Falmouth.
  • Sudbury, S., 2013. Pionnieres, Heroines, Super-heroines: Essentielles a nos Constructions et a nos Vies! In: Cineffable 25th International Festival of Feminist and Lesbian Films 2-3 November 2013 Paris, France.
  • Sudbury, S., 2013. Village Reporters: participatory filmmaking in Andhra Pradesh. In: Society for Visual Anthropologists Film Festival 4-9 April 2013 Temple University, USA.
  • Sudbury, S., 2009. Ksusha's Story. In: Porn Cultures: Regulation, Political Economy and Technology 15-16 June 2009 University of Leeds.
  • Sudbury, S., 2009. Women Filmmakers in Andhra Pradesh. In: 1st International Visual Research Conference 15-17 September 2009 University of Leeds, UK.

Theses

Films

PhD Students

  • Olugbenga Ajayi, 2017. Transcending the Oral Roots of Screenwriting Practices in Nigerian cinema
  • Areerut Jaipadub, 2021. Relationship behind the camera: An examination of relationship between filmmaker and subject in Thai context in the documentary filmmaking
  • Jo Tyler, 2021. Investigation of adaptation as curation in the production of graphic novel for radio
  • Jess Ruddock, 2022. Voices from Behind Closed Doors: participatory filmmaking inside a refuge for survivors of domestic abuse
  • Xue Han, 2022. An exploration through animation practice into the familial bond between mothers and daughters
  • Kevin Yixing Huang. The Documentary Interview in the political and sociological context of contemporary China
  • Shemin Balachandran Nair. Developing a cinematic form to engage with the notion of Indian transcendental philosophy

Profile of Teaching PG

  • Masters Production Project
  • Masters Production Project - Producers

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Graduate Project - Television Production
  • Concept Development Unit - Television Production

Invited Lectures

  • Glocalizing the 'other', KC College, Mumbai, India, 10 Feb 2017 more
  • Media for Change, Innovation Lab, Bournemouth University, 16 Nov 2016 more
  • Pionnieres, Heroines, Super-heroines, Paris, 22 Nov 2013 more
  • Ground-breaking documentaries, Broadcast Video Expo at London's EXCEL Centre, 24 Oct 2013 more

Grants

  • Women filmmakers of Andhra Pradesh (WorldView Development Fund, 10 Mar 2006). Completed

External Responsibilities

  • Wilson College, Mumbai, External validation board member. (2017-)
  • Regents University, External programme reviewer. (2015-)
  • Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Member of Advisory Committee (2006-)

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies, Anonymous peer review, 05 Sep 2016
  • American Anthropological Association, Anonymous peer review, 06 Jun 2011
  • Royal Television Society Southern Region awards, Anonymous peer review, 02 Apr 2007

Conference Presentations

  • Discover Film Awards, Hunger by the Sea, 13 Apr 2018, Prince Edward Theatre, Leciester Square, London W1
  • Ethnografilm Paris, Village Tales, 03 Apr 2018, Cinema 13, Montmartre, Paris
  • Media Summit 2017 - Glocalization: Media beyond borders, Glocalizing 'the other': British factual television and documentary practices in global media cultures, 20 Feb 2017, Mumbai, India

Qualifications

  • PhD in Visual Ethnography and Participatory Filmmaking (Bournemouth University, 2015)
  • BA (Hons) in Media and Communication 1st Class (Birmingham City University, 1978)

Honours

  • Best Feature Documentary for Indian Space Dreams (Raw Science Film Festival, 2020)
  • Rafferty Jackson Best Storytelling Award for Indian Space Dreams (Raw Science Film Festival, 2020)
  • Winner of Best Single Documentary for Indian Space Dreams (Royal Television Society Southern Region, 2020)
  • Nomination for Best Non-Broadcast Award - Hunger by the Sea (Royal Television Society, 2018)
  • Nomination for Research in Film Innovation Award - Hunger by the Sea (Arts and Humanities Research Council, 2017)
  • Winner Award of Excellence for Village Tales (5th Indian Cine Film Festival, 2017)
  • Winner Award of Excellence for Village Tales (Docs Without Borders Film Festival, 2017)
  • Winner Award of Merit for Hunger by the Sea (Best Shorts Film Competition, 2017)
  • Winner Research in Film Award in Innovation Category for Village Tales (AHRC, 2016)
  • Winner Innovation in Independent Film Award for Village Tales (University of Plymouth and Creative Industries iNet, 2010)

Memberships

  • European Documentary Network, Associate (2007-),
  • Higher Education Academy, Fellow (2004-),
  • Directors UK, Member,
  • MeCCSA, Associate,