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A FILMMAKER who was educated in Sussex has made history at the Bafta awards after her film took home the top prize. Chloe Zhao, who attended Brighton College, became only the second woman to win the best director prize for her film Nomadland. Chloe, who was born in China before moving from Beijing to Brighton at the age of 14, was also the first woman of colour to win. A huge congratulations to Old Brightonian Chloe Zhao. Chloe s remarkable film Nomadland took home four awards at last. Posted by Brighton College on Monday, 12 April 2021 Accepting the best film prize, Chloe said: I think I just made my teacher at Brighton College very proud. ....
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Share The scenes saw a crowd of supporters and photographers, dressed for the period, waiting to greet her, with Victoria wrapping herself in a towel before enjoying a glass of fizz in celebration. It was an iconic moment in Edith s rivalry with Mercedes as they both vied to hold the record of being the first female of British descent to swim the Channel. The character of Edith is based on Dorothy Cochrane Logan, whose swim was eventually revealed as a hoax. Exciting: The actress donned a modest swimsuit to film scenes on the chilly beaches for the period drama Iconic: Mercedes Gleitze (pictured) was the first British woman to swim the English Channel ....
Share The 26-year-old typist, who had nearly been run down by a steamer, had been fed grapes, honey, cocoa and tea from the lone rowing boat accompanying her. She had little time to enjoy her fame, however. Within four days another British woman claimed she, too, had completed the swim – in a time more than two hours faster. There were even pictures of her sipping champagne at the finish. So just two weeks later, Miss Gleitze got back in the chilly Channel waters in a bid to reclaim her place in the history books. The story of their rivalry is the subject of a film, Vindication Swim, being shot on the East Sussex coast. ....