ALINE JEWELL • Director • Producer • Writer

Описание: This week on Ambitchiously Intelligent, we sit down with Aline Jewell — writer, director, producer, and London-based creative whose work lives at the intersection of philosophy, femininity, storytelling, and human connection.

Born and raised in Brazil and now based in the UK, Aline’s creative life has unfolded in cycles of reinvention — from theatre and advertising to filmmaking, from motherhood to reconnecting deeply with her artistic voice. Her journey is not linear, but intentional: guided by curiosity, courage, and a belief in storytelling as a way to examine power, identity, and what it means to be human.

In this conversation, Aline opens up about:
• Discovering her identity as a storyteller at a young age
• Leaving Brazil, starting over in London, and what reinvention revealed about essence
• Motherhood, loss, and how life experiences reshaped her creative priorities
• Why vulnerability is not weakness — but power
• Her short films Sabbatical and Choices, and the philosophical questions at their core
• Exploring the body, patriarchy, and unconscious bias through cinema
• Language, identity, and why some stories must be told in their original voice
• Working on major productions like Barbie — and what large sets taught her about collaboration
• Her upcoming film An Encounter, centered on conflict, miscommunication, and reconciliation
• Why women must stop making themselves smaller — and start owning their emotional truth

Aline speaks with clarity and depth about choice, creativity, and the complexity of women’s inner lives — resisting simple narratives in favor of layered, human ones. Her work is character-driven, female-centered, and unapologetically thoughtful, inviting us to pause, question, and look again.

This episode is for filmmakers, artists, mothers, daughters — and anyone who has ever paused, pivoted, or found themselves returning to what truly matters.

A conversation about essence, endurance, and the courage to live — and create — with intention.

What We Discuss:

00:00 — Aline’s core message: bravery, vulnerability, and leading with self-love
05:40 — The first spark: age 9, the “jester” monologue, and storytelling as a calling
11:40 — Reinvention & essence: leaving Brazil, creativity in advertising, and “the full circle”
17:40 — Motherhood, loss, and what it clarified about life and legacy
23:10 — Sabbatical: philosophy debates → a 9-minute short on Prime Video (UK/USA)
28:30 — Choices: home, identity, language, and reclaiming power through self-affirmation
34:40 — Shakespeare obsession: the untranslatable, the sensual, and why it’s universal
40:00 — New short An Encounter: Ukrainian photographer + Russian art curator, conflict & reconciliation
46:00 — What she wants her films to change: owning emotions, women’s power, and connection over competition
52:20 — Big productions (Barbie, Back in Action, The Amateur): crowd department, “rock’n’roll” sets & craft
58:00 — Actor strike turning point: film MA, making Choices, and closing with gratitude

Connect with Aline:

Webpage: https://alinejewell.com/about/

Instagram:   / alinejewell  

IMDB: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1200938/?...


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