In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by producer, actor, fashion designer and author Sadie Frost. They discuss her career to date and why she decided to make her first feature length documentary film QUANT, which Lynne selected as the SEED movie for their International Women’s Day celebrations for 2022. In this interview Sadie and Lynne speak openly about mental health, the challenges of being a woman and mother in the film industry as well as the importance of finding a community with other women to support and work with.

Sadie has over four decades experience in film, theatre and television. As an actor Sadie starred in globally acclaimed films such as Francis Ford Coppola’s BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA alongside Keanu Reeves, Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, and heavyweight television dramas such as Jon Avnet’s UPRISING.

As a fledgling producer, Sadie set up production company Natural Nylon with fellow actors Jude Law, Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller, which went on to make EXISTENZ, NORA, XX/XY, TO KILL A KING, OWNING MAHOWNY and SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie.

After this success, Sadie went on to co-found Blonde to Black Pictures to develop more diverse and challenging projects while helping to nurture exciting new talent. So far Blonde to Black Pictures has produced RAGS, the feature film TWO FOR JOY and shorts RUNNING MAN and CONTACT, also directed by Sadie.

Sadie directed a documentary about the iconic British fashion designer Mary Quant. Produced by Goldfinch Entertainment and stars people such as Edward Enniful, Kate Moss, Vivienne Westwood, Charlotte Tilbury, Dave Davies and Pete Townshend. The documentary was screened on major platforms and premiered at The London Film Festival.

Sadie’s latest acting roles have been in films such as NOCTURNAL (Dir-Nathalie Biancheri), LUCID (Dir- Adam Morse), WAITING FOR ANYA (Directed by Ben Cookson) and A BIRD FLEW IN (directed by Kirsty Bell), which was released in 2021. Sadie co starred along side Frances Barber, Derek Jacobi and Camilla Rutherford. Sadie has recently starred in THE CHELSEA COWBOY (directed by Ben Cookson), alongside Alex Pettyfer, Poppy Delevinge and Charlie Creed Miles.

Blonde to Black Pictures has five films in development, including LIVE FOREVER directed by Matt Whitecross, CUNNINGm directed by Tom Beard, and THE PARCEL to be shot in India. She has three new documentaries in development about fashion, film and culture.

Sadie completed an MA in film production with Raindance at Staffordshire University, she did this as a mature student and her thesis was centred around how women’s career in films are affected or not affected when raising children.

Sadie also has a sustainable, active-wear clothing line called Frost - Body.

If you like what you hear, and want to find out more about our community of like-minded women who believe in living and working in alignment with the feminine values of collaboration, authenticity and most of all, love, you can learn more at https://seednetwork.com and join the community in the SEED Hub Club by visiting https://www.theseedhub.club/

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This episode was produced by Lynne Franks and Tanya Anastasiadis.

Production support and graphics by Lotte Micklethwaite.

Music by Joolz Barker