"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" And Struggling With Grief
The highly anticipated Marvel superhero movie of the year displays important themes of loss, loneliness, and change.
Elise Lamb
Elise Lamb is a Scottish Australian actress, dancer, stunt performer, writer, director and producer of stage and screen. She classically trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a Master of Arts in Advanced Theatre Practice. As an actor, Elise is known for her extensive stage work including her portrayal of Zelda Fitzgerald in the Australian premiere of William Luce's one-woman play The Last Flapper. As a writer, she has been Long-listed twice for the Australian Writers' Guild Monte Miller Award with her screenplays 'The Australian Girl' and 'Rocking Out'. As a writer/director, her short film 'The Wilted Rose' premiered at the 2023 Brisbane International Film Festival where it won Best Brisbane Short Film and was a contender for the 2024 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) Award for Best Short Film. The film was acquired by SBS On Demand as part of their Homegrown Cinema Collection.
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