We owe Nathan Rabin for the term ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ which describes the two-dimensional female characters in films who are used to teach the brooding male protagonist how to embrace life and live for the moment. After recent films have been saturated with girls like Summer from ’500 Days of Summer’ & Clementine from ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’, the stereotype is now being heralded as meaningless and dead. With a move towards actors writing their own parts, tired of the options available to them, this panel asks are the days of the manic pixie dream girl really behind us?

The panel will be chaired by Simran Hans and speakers will include Catherine Balavage (Writer/Actor, Proses & Cons), Kaite Walsh (The Guardian, The F Word, The Independent) and Sara Pascoe (Comedian, Sara Pascoe vs The Truth)

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Get your tickets here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/242305

Girls on Film is a day of panel discussions focusing on the representation of women in film, in partnership with Little White Lies.

Individual session tickets are available for £7 or buy an all day ticket for £20 at http://www.wegottickets.com/f/6759 to enjoy all four sessions.