At a time when male/female relations are very much under the microscope, this retelling of one woman’s experience on a chaise lounge feels absolutely necessary. By taking on the unusual challenge of featuring a single actor, the film blurs the line between the male perpetrators and their female victim. It addresses questions about power dynamics, social graces and sensitivity towards members of the opposite sex. It also asks us to think about the nature of artistic talent and what can be forgiven in the artists we admire. The ability to expose something about the human condition skillfully through art is an incredible gift, but it does not necessarily transform the entire identity of the artist. Thus, what can we forgive in the artists that we admire? Can exhibiting an incredible sensitivity to shape, color and composition redeem a seemingly immature and tactless individual? Can we value an artist’s talent without respecting them as human beings?
THE NUDE MODEL had its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of the Nightpiece Film Festival. It has also been an Official Selection at the BLOW UP International Art House Film Festival (finalist for the Charlie Chaplin Award), the Directors Circle Festival of Shorts, Canada Shorts (Award of Commendation) and the Lady Filmmaker's Film Festival in Los Angeles.
For information about Charlotte Bydwell (writer/director/actress), see her bio below or visit charlottebydwell.com
CHARLOTTE BYDWELL
Originally from Canada, Charlotte moved to New York City to study dance at the Juilliard School. Upon graduating, she performed with Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Keigwin + Co., appearing at Jacob’s Pillow, American Dance Festival, La Jolla Playhouse and The Joyce Theater, among others. She also represented the USA and Canada as a danceWEBber at Vienna’s Impulstanz Festival, the world’s largest contemporary dance festival.
She went on to pursue acting, receiving her MFA from the Old Globe/USD Graduate Theatre Program. She has performed at many leading theaters across the USA (including the Old Globe, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Flea Theatre) and worked with acclaimed directors such as Richard Nelson, Scott Ellis, David Hyde Pierce and Barry Edelstein. Some favorite theatre credits include: the emcee in Company XIV’s burlesque extravaganza 'PARIS!' and Vanda in David Ives’ 'Venus in Fur' at the Virginia Stage Company. On camera, Charlotte has appeared in numerous award-winning short films and starred in the indie feature film, “Life of Significant Soil”. Television credits include roles on ‘Elementary’ (opposite Lucy Liu) and ‘The Good Fight’ (opposite Delroy Lindo).
She began developing solo material in 2011 and premiered her debut one-woman show, ‘Woman of Leisure and Panic’, as part of the 8th Annual soloNOVA Festival (New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Performance Art Production), It was remounted for performances at the New York International Fringe Festival, Anita’s Way (an outdoor venue in Times Square) and the 2016 First Person Arts Festival in Philadelphia. It was also translated into Spanish and performed across Mexico. Charlotte’s other creative works have been shown at Judson Church, 9th Space (P.S. 122), the Center for Performance Research, Chez Bushwick, the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (Lincoln Center) and the Meredith Wilson Black Box. Her first foray into one-woman filmmaking, ‘The Nude Model’, premiered August 2018 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's film component, the Nightpiece Film Festival.
Charlotte has worked extensively as a choreographer, movement coach, dance captain and fight captain on productions at the Old Globe in San Diego, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and at theaters around New York City. She has worked alongside directors such Mark Lamos, Scott Ellis and Rob Melrose. Most recently, she choreographed the Off-Broadway debut of Nicholas Tolkien's TEREZIN at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in Playwrights Horizons and server as the season choreographer on Comedy Central's new series, ALTERNATINO (created by and starring Arturo Castro).
THE NUDE MODEL had its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of the Nightpiece Film Festival. It has also been an Official Selection at the BLOW UP International Art House Film Festival (finalist for the Charlie Chaplin Award), the Directors Circle Festival of Shorts, Canada Shorts (Award of Commendation) and the Lady Filmmaker's Film Festival in Los Angeles.
For information about Charlotte Bydwell (writer/director/actress), see her bio below or visit charlottebydwell.com
CHARLOTTE BYDWELL
Originally from Canada, Charlotte moved to New York City to study dance at the Juilliard School. Upon graduating, she performed with Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Keigwin + Co., appearing at Jacob’s Pillow, American Dance Festival, La Jolla Playhouse and The Joyce Theater, among others. She also represented the USA and Canada as a danceWEBber at Vienna’s Impulstanz Festival, the world’s largest contemporary dance festival.
She went on to pursue acting, receiving her MFA from the Old Globe/USD Graduate Theatre Program. She has performed at many leading theaters across the USA (including the Old Globe, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Flea Theatre) and worked with acclaimed directors such as Richard Nelson, Scott Ellis, David Hyde Pierce and Barry Edelstein. Some favorite theatre credits include: the emcee in Company XIV’s burlesque extravaganza 'PARIS!' and Vanda in David Ives’ 'Venus in Fur' at the Virginia Stage Company. On camera, Charlotte has appeared in numerous award-winning short films and starred in the indie feature film, “Life of Significant Soil”. Television credits include roles on ‘Elementary’ (opposite Lucy Liu) and ‘The Good Fight’ (opposite Delroy Lindo).
She began developing solo material in 2011 and premiered her debut one-woman show, ‘Woman of Leisure and Panic’, as part of the 8th Annual soloNOVA Festival (New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Performance Art Production), It was remounted for performances at the New York International Fringe Festival, Anita’s Way (an outdoor venue in Times Square) and the 2016 First Person Arts Festival in Philadelphia. It was also translated into Spanish and performed across Mexico. Charlotte’s other creative works have been shown at Judson Church, 9th Space (P.S. 122), the Center for Performance Research, Chez Bushwick, the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (Lincoln Center) and the Meredith Wilson Black Box. Her first foray into one-woman filmmaking, ‘The Nude Model’, premiered August 2018 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's film component, the Nightpiece Film Festival.
Charlotte has worked extensively as a choreographer, movement coach, dance captain and fight captain on productions at the Old Globe in San Diego, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and at theaters around New York City. She has worked alongside directors such Mark Lamos, Scott Ellis and Rob Melrose. Most recently, she choreographed the Off-Broadway debut of Nicholas Tolkien's TEREZIN at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in Playwrights Horizons and server as the season choreographer on Comedy Central's new series, ALTERNATINO (created by and starring Arturo Castro).
