Bad Table Manners is a UK-based film production company that focuses on stories told by people from such underrepresented groups as refugees, non-binary/transgender people, sex workers and formerly incarcerated individuals. Bad Table Manners has always been a place for collaboration and equal involvement. It operates with principles of inclusivity, openness, honesty, bravery, commitment and ultimate curiosity. It aims to challenge biased narratives and question one-sided interpretations of complex stories. We strongly believe that every situation has multiple sides, and the best story anyone can tell - is their own. 

 

If you would like to get involved, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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Ira Putilova is a non-binary director and editor living in London. Born and raised in Russia, Ira was a member of several Russian art-activist groups and directed films that condemned state crimes, police brutality and violence against queer people. Since Ira had to flee persecution by Russian authorities and claim political asylum in the UK in 2013, they continued to both direct and edit a body of work that explores themes of gender, bodies, poverty, migration, belonging and queerness.

 

Ira was selected for Doc Leipzig Short’n’Sweet 2020, Grierson DocLab’s Editing Scheme 2021 and IDFAcademy 2024 and has worked as assistant editor and editor on high-end Netflix, Channel 4, ITV, and Sky documentaries. Ira worked on CHERNOBYL: THE LOST TAPES which won several BAFTAs in 2023, whilst LOVE LANGUAGES, a Netflix short film that Ira co-edited, was long-listed for a BAFTA. Alongside their debut documentary feature LOOK AT ME AND THEN UP, Ira directed BENDER DEFENDERS, an award-winning short documentary about members of a queer Muay Thai club in East London.