Josh Appignanesi

Josh Appignanesi’s debut feature, Song Of Songs, an austere psychological dissection of religious desire, starred Natalie Press (My Summer Of Love, Red Road.)  International festival success included a special Commendation at the Edinburgh Festival, official selection in Rotterdam’s Tiger Awards, and a BIFA nomination.  Distributed by Soda, it was received with critical acclaim in the UK press.

Josh recently wrote a new play, Therapy!, being read by Richard Schiff with Matthew Lloyd directing.  He also recently worked with John Malkovich on a Sony commercial.

Previous works include a documentary (tx Channel 4) and several award-winning short films such as BBC Talent winner Nine ½ Minutes starring David Tennant (Doctor Who), and Wellcome Trust funded, BIFA-nommed Ex Memoria with Sara Kestelman.

Josh regularly teaches directing and screenwriting for the Met Film School, Arista, and the London Film School, Bournemouth and elsewhere.

Acclaim for SONG OF SONGS:

A cinematic milestone… a challenging, unashamedly intellectual rigour to it.  Song of Songs confirms [Natalie Press] as a star.  In both style and content, the film reveals a distinctive and bold new voice in British cinema. Jason Solomons, THE OBSERVER

Terrific performance from Press… something uncomfortably compelling about this tale of murky deviant flipside of religious ecstasy.  A daringly original debut. Wendy Ide, THE TIMES

A powerful and confident work and shows that Appignanesi is seriously committed to cultivating a real cinematic language. Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN

Appignanesi’s intelligent low-budget feature debut…  Press is compelling.  The film modulates into a kosher version of Cocteau’s Les Enfants Terribles… assembled with considerable psychological authority.    Philip French, THE OBSERVER