Ghibli’s first CG animation pits cheeky adoptee Earwig against her witchy parents; it’s childfriendly fare that lacks the studio’s usual expansive wonder.
Thatâs my name. Itâs always been my name. Iâm taking back whatâs mine.
Thandiwe Newton
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In a Vogue interview in April, a major Hollywood star revealed that she had never appeared on screen under her real name. When Thandiwe Newton made her debut in Flirting in 1991, she was credited as âThandieâ â an Anglicised nickname â without her say-so. She ended up sticking to it, but times have begun to change, and she has said she wants to take back what is hers and always has been: her name.
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Jeanie Finlay creates award-winning work for cinema and television, telling intimate stories to international audiences. She has made films for HBO, IFC and the BBC, including four commissions for the acclaimed BBC Storyville strand. Watch her films at jeaniefinlay.com.
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