MrMalcolmsList director Emma Holly Jones on the journey of getting the film made, representation, casting choices and more: 'This is a large genre around the world that we have never made available for anyone else than English white people. Ever'
Plans take an unexpected turn for Miss Thistlewaite with the arrival of the handsome Captain Henry Ossory and Selina, who discovers that as the unknowing Malcolm begins to fall for her, she may actually be falling for him, too.
Established conventions around gender, class and courting may threaten the main ensemble’s ability to find love, but Hollywood’s conventions posed a similar challenge for director Emma Holly Jones as she worked to get her debut feature, distributed by
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