Sara Driver, indie filmmaker attends opening gala of festival for the debut of her documentary, charting the formative years of artist Basquiat. The multi-talented Sara Driver was at the centre of “No Wave”, the vibrant avant-garde New York City arts and music scene of the late 70s. The female lynchpin of the 80s American indie film scene, Driver makes a welcome return to directing. Turning her gaze towards her enigmatic contemporary Basquiat, Driver mixes archive footage and music with the memories of friends including Jim Jarmusch, Fab Five Freddy and Patricia Field to deliver a staggering portrait of an artist before commodification. Jackie Adedeji and Olivia Sumrie report for WinkBall
Olivia Sumrie recently began her career as a presenter for WinkBall. She is currently studying a Masters at City University in London for Television Journalism. Her passion lies in current affairs and she was one of the few to make it to the final round of the BBC journalism trainee scheme last year. Olivia hopes to progress her career as a journalist through her event coverage here at WinkBall.
Jackie Adedeji graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a degree in broadcast journalism. She has been working as a reporter for WinkBall since the start and has covered some of our best events to date. Whilst working at WinkBall she has worked as a studio and production runner for the likes of Channel 4, ITV and BBC.