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Former theatre performer turned wood productions like Disney’s Christ- film, within the privacy of Debbi’s own
into film director, Debbie explained mas Carol or Elvin and the Chipmunks 2. home. Asked what film making is like,
how improvisation led to some better If successful, the film is to be she answered: “It can be a grind but it’s
convincing performances. “Reactions launched on a global scale by Christ- fun!”
from the actors were so much more mas 2010, alongside the realising of its Previous experience from her own
authentic when real things were hap- DVD version. theatre company enabled Debbie to
pening to them.” As Debbie is the only film director cope with the demands of her profes-
The film, which took a total of six to live in Coventry, Nativity’s success sion and to take risks in the creative as-
weeks to shoot, is set at the Holy Fam- could put Coventry on the cinematic pects of her work. Her unconventional
ily Primary School in Coventry starring map. The only £2 million budget film way of using improvisation has made
“real kids.” was described by her as “a really, really her work recognisable and distinctive.
Due to be released this Christmas positive family film.” Debbie will surely have all the local
(in UK cinemas only) ‘Nativity’ is up A hundred and twenty hours of support at the releasing of her film.
against heavy competition from Holly- footage became 90 minutes of edited