TASHA BACK

PRESS:

GIRL - Mark Kermode Introduces https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-girl-2022-online

IN CAMERA Review Wendy Ide The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/15/in-camera-review-naqqash-khalid-nabhaan-rizwan-shrewd-send-up-of-the-tv-and-film-industry#:~:text=This%20witty%20first%20feature%20from,and%20diversity%20like%20decorative%20bunting.

IN CAMERA - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/07/in-camera-film-naqqash-khalid-director-interview-nabhaan-rizwan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

GIRL - British Cinematographer Magazine https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/tasha-back-girl/

GIRL - The Guardian “the jewel tones of Tasha Back’s cinematography are bewitching” https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/22/girl-review-claustrophobic-mother-daughter-drama-of-immigrants-in-glasgow

IN CAMERA Review BFI https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/camera-ambitious-showbiz-satire

Screen Daily Stars of Tomorrow 2023 https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2023-tasha-back-cinematographer/5183321.article

New Wave Interview - British Cinematographer Magazine https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/tasha-back/

Screen stars BSC Mag https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/dps-tasha-back-and-nathalie-pitters-among-screen-stars-of-tomorrow/

IN CAMERA - Great 8 at Cannes https://www.screendaily.com/news/chuck-chuck-baby-starve-acre-layla-among-uks-great-8-showcase-at-cannes-2023/5181754.article

IN CAMERA - First Look https://www.screendaily.com/news/naqqash-khalids-in-camera-scores-world-sales-deal-releases-first-look-exclusive/5181656.article

GIRL - Filmmaker Magazine https://filmmakermagazine.com/119102-interview-dp-tasha-back-girl/#.ZAh0cC-nyfA

GIRL - GFF Reviews “Firstly, beautiful. Stunning cinematography, you know when a shot can only be described as delicious?” https://gffreviews.co.uk/2023/03/01/girl-2023/

GIRL - Deadline “ It’s a dark story but Onashile focuses on the light, and she is ably assisted in this by Tasha Back’s luminous cinematography” https://deadline.com/2023/01/sundance-review-adura-onashile-girl-1235236929/amp/

GIRL - Sundance News “vibrant, impressionistic cinematography” https://festival.sundance.org/blogs/a-mother-and-daughter-grow-up-in-girl/

GIRL - Screen Daily “the film confidently establishes its own mode of visual poetry. Together with cinematographer Tasha Back and designer Soraya Gilanni Viljoen, Onashile creates a world that feels both self-enclosed and extremely focused in small details: from the glimmering points of multi-coloured light that fill Glasgow’s night sky to a close-up of Fiona’s nail varnish in a very specific shade of luminous green.” https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/girl-sundance-review/5178326.article

GIRL - The Wee Review “The film is aesthetically stunning too. Cinematographer Tasha Back‘s compositional sense often has Grace standing in corridors or doorways, subtly constrained by her surroundings. Ama is often filmed at shoulder height, forever seeking potential adventure. The lighting in these evening scenes where Ama watches Glasgow through binoculars, bathed in a purple glow, is utterly gorgeous.” https://theweereview.com/review/girl-2

GIRL - Black Girl Nerds “[with] visual intimacy from cinematographer Tasha Back, the film’s overall feel is haunting and atmospheric. Back uses close-ups to dig deeper into the mindset of the introverted characters, showing us the details they see in each other. Their skin is lit beautifully as well. During the day, it’s mostly natural light; all the colorful lights of the city illuminate nighttime, particularly the streets of Glasgow as Grace commutes to her overnight job.” https://blackgirlnerds.com/sundance-2023-review-adura-onashiles-girl-explores-trauma-and-mother-daughter-relationships/

GIRL - Loud and Clear Reviews “the cinematography – from Tasha Back – alternates between being claustrophobic and intimate in a way that really efficiently mirrors the changing dynamics in Grace and Ama’s relationship. It’s a poignant film that doesn’t get unnecessarily dark, instead choosing to highlight the importance of focusing on the light, asking for help and reminding us that the best version of yourself is one that feels safe and loved.” https://loudandclearreviews.com/girl-film-review-2023-movie-sundance-festival/

GIRL - Cinema Femme "The picturesque cinematography is in a constant exchange between impressionist nature flashbacks, beautifully muddled beneath a mirage of heat, and neon-laden nighttime Glasgow, beautifully absorbed in the skin of the characters as they encounter the darkness they fear.”  https://cinemafemme.com/2023/01/28/sundance-2023-review-girl-directed-by-adura-onashile/

GIRL - Indiewire https://www.indiewire.com/feature/sundance-film-cameras-lens-arri-red-1234798122/

ENJOY - BSC Magazine https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/bsc-awards-2022-making-history-and-celebrating-the-industrys-finest/

AWARDS:

WINNER: BSC Best Cinematography Short Film Award - Enjoy dir. Saul Abraham

WINNER: BAFTA Best Single Drama 2021 - Sitting in Limbo - dir. Stella Corradi

WINNER: Turner Prize Award 2020 - The Destructors dir. Imran Perretta

WINNER: BAFTA Cymru Breakthrough 2020 - Adulting - dir. Ash Morris, Producer: Lisa Walters

NOMINEE: BSC Emerging Cinematographer 2019 - Murmurs dir. Nichola Wong

WINNER: Bill Douglas Award Best International Short Film Glasgow Short Film Festival 2016 - A Short Guide to Re-Entry dir. Anwar Boulifa

WINNER: International Short Film Audience Award Glasgow Short Film Festival 2016 - A Short Guide to Re-Entry dir. Anwar Boulifa

NOMINEE: Best Cinematography Underwire Film Festival 2014 - Yussef is Complicated dir. Vaughn Stein

WINNER Best Short Film: TIFF Kids Film Festival 2015 - Yussef is Complicated dir. Vaughn Stein

NOMINEE: Best Cinematography Nominee Florida Film Festival 2015 - Galicia Portobello Road dir. Adriana Paromo-Perez