Feb 26 2025 56 mins 4
In this conversation, Keltie Maguire interviews filmmaker Sophia Seymour about her personal journey with egg freezing, and her documentary, Harvest, which Sophia created about the experience.
You'll hear them discuss:
- The emotional and physical aspects of the egg-freezing process, and the decision-making involved.
- The societal pressures surrounding motherhood and fertility.
- Sophia's advice for anyone considering freezing their eggs.
- Why she wouldn't recommend egg-freezing as a means of getting clarity on the Kids or Childfree choice, despite having done so herself.
- Insights from her discussions with other women about the decision to have or not have kids.
About Sophia:
Sophia Seymour is a British award-winning writer/director living between London and Naples and writes regularly for The Guardian, Condè Nast and Time Out. She has a background in music management and highlights of her career so far include co-directing/producing Teranga - Life in the Waiting Room (Guardian Documentaries and BBC Africa Eye), appearing alongside Richard E Grant for his BBC4 Write Around the World series and working with Paolo Sorrentino for his Netflix documentary Through the Eyes of Sorrentino. She has worked as a producer on documentaries for the Guardian, Netflix, BBC2, BBC4 and graduated with a masters from The National Film and Television school in 2024. She is currently developing a slate of fiction and non-fiction films.
As mentioned in the show:
You can find Sophia online at:
www.sophiaseymour.com
Instagram: @sophia_seymour_says_
X: @SophiaSeymour2
Facebook: facebook.com/sophia.seymour
Watch Sophia's film, Harvest, online at The Guardian.
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