Evelyn Heis

Comparative Literatures (MA) student at the University of Bristol. Founder & Editor in Chief of The LatinXperience Magazine. Former Senior Editor and Columnist for Epigram's Film & TV section. Part-time Bookseller at Max Minerva's Marvellous Books.

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Empoword Journalism • 26th July 2023

'Your English is really good!': Accent Prejudice in the UK

Accent prejudice is not an isolated incident, it’s an exclusionary reaction to people that do not fit into a narrow mould.

Epigram • 26th January 2023

Reading & Discussion: BPI presents 'Poetry by Women of Latin America'

“Sitting amidst a room of powerful women who are working to redefine a predominantly male-dominated literary field and to promote the artwork, experiences and voices of Latin American women evoked a lot of pride.“ Read Evelyn Heis’ review of Bristol Poetry Institute’s Latin American Poetry event.

Epigram • 2nd November 2022

In conversation with award-winning Dutch director, Emma Branderhorst, whose Oscar-qualified short film Spotless breaks the stigma surrounding period poverty

While menstruation is something that affects roughly 800 million people every single day, with 1.8 billion people menstruating every month, periods aren’t spoken about enough in schools, families, or everyday life. As progressive as we may think our society is nowadays, the topic of menstruation remains very much taboo all across the world.

Epigram • 22nd October 2022

Ev Says: Representation Matters

Film & TV Editor Evelyn Heis deep-dives into why seeing a variety of nuanced and complex identities on-screen is so important, and how much it means to her personally to see Latinx representation in film and television. Read on to find out more...

Epigram • 12th October 2022

In conversation with Harry Richards, director of Santi, a British-Colombian short that is being adapted into a feature film

It’s not often that you come across a work that details the Latin experience, let alone a film about the life of a Latinx immigrant who is living in the UK. Suddenly, I felt like my life had been put under a magnifying glass. When I came across Harry Richards’ Santi, a ten-minute short that captures the cultural alienation felt by a Colombian man who recently moved to London, my heart skipped a beat.

Epigram • 3rd June 2022

A sit down with Greg Sestero, star of the cult classic The Room

At some point in your life, you will have heard about the notoriously bad film, The Room (2003). Directed by and starring Tommy Wiseau, The Room is one of the early 2000s most infamous cult films, quite literally known as the ‘Citizen Kane of bad movies’, as the best worst film of all time.

That's What She Said Magazine • 10th March 2022

Women’s History Month: Striving Towards an Intersectional Feminist Bookshelf

Evelyn Heis writes up a compelling and extensive feminist bookshelf of 13 book recommendations in celebration of diverse and wonderful feminist authors for Women’s History Month.

Epigram • 24th November 2021

Ev Says: A monthly column from a Film & TV lens

Check in with Ev each month for a new article discussing all things film & television from her own personal perspective. This month she focuses on how film helped her to learn english upon moving to the UK.

Epigram • 21st February 2021

Mother Language Day: five Spanish-language films recommended by an Argentinian

With cinema being dominated by Hollywood, it is without question that film fanatics should be broadening their consumption of non-Westernised cinema and engaging with films of all different cultures. Evelyn Heis recommends five of her favourite Spanish-speaking films.

Epigram • 10th December 2020

Is there a lack of representation for Jewish people in film and television?

Antisemitism has substantially increased in the last few years, from the failure to dismantle negative stereotypes that permeate Jewish identities, to the rise in terrorist attacks that have been targeting synagogues and threatening many Jewish lives.

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