Pretty Lethal Filmmaker Vicky Jewson: A Culture of Support, En Pointe

About this episode

Vicky Jewson discusses her mission to infuse the action genre with more women and the importance of kindness in filmmaking.

Pretty Lethal writer, director and producer Vicky Jewson joins the Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to dive deep into her personal act of kindness/ mission: infusing the action genre with more women. Episode takeaways: The tangible and unique way that onscreen legend Uma Thurman showed everyone kindness onset. Why kindness is SPECIFIC and creates communities. How Vicky is fighting to tell more female-driven stories in the action space (including an upcoming female Rambo), and more. PRETTY LETHAL: An action-packed thriller where five ballerinas (Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Maddie Ziegler)⁠⁠⁠, on their way to a prestigious dance competition, are barely on speaking terms when their bus breaks down in a remote forest. With no other options, they reluctantly seek shelter at an unsettling roadside inn run by Devora Kasimer (Uma Thurman), a reclusive former ballet prodigy. From the moment they arrive, something feels wrong—and their worst instincts prove right. As the situation turns deadly, the fractured team must set aside rivalries and weaponize years of brutal training, turning grace, discipline, and even pointe shoes into tools for survival. Now…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Peterpaul

Guest: Vicky Jewson

Topics covered

• action genre
• female-driven stories
• kindness in film
• supportive culture
• thriller

Keywords

• Vicky Jewson
• Uma Thurman
• PRETTY LETHAL
• female action films
• kindness
• film industry
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prime

Products: PRETTY LETHAL

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