Abbe Fletcher

Abbe Fletcher is a Senior Lecturer and Course Director for the MA Filmmaking program at the Department of Film and Photography, Kingston School of Art, Kingston University. She has been a key figure in the department since 2003, co-founding the MA program in 2006 and supervising PhD students since 2010. She served as Postgraduate Research Coordinator from 2017 to 2022 and is a founding member of w.in.c (women's independent collective) films.

• Full Name: Abbe Fletcher
• Institution: Kingston University
• School: Kingston School of Art
• Department: Department of Film and Photography
• Academic Rank: Senior Lecturer
• Email: a.fletcher@kingston.ac.uk

Education:

• MPhil (Royal College of Art)
• MA (Royal College of Art)
• PGCert (FHEA)
• BA (Hons) Film & Video

Abbe Fletcher's research centers on experimental and documentary film practice, with a strong emphasis on the intersection of filmmaking and family life, collective filmmaking, and women’s creative practices. Her work explores the creative process through filmmaking, printmaking, drawing, and textiles, emphasizing the role of play in artistic expression. She has conducted frame analyses of filmmakers such as Rose Lowder, Dziga Vertov, Kurt Kren, and Stan Brakhage, and her practice-based research at the RCA focused on the significance of intervals between frames and shots in digital video editing.

Her recent research includes the 'Film maker in the Family' project, which examines how family life impacts creativity, and 'Railwaywomen,' a short film shot on the Mid Hants Railway. She has published in feminist art anthologies and contributed to archival research on Annabel Nicolson’s 'Women and Creativity' project. Her publications and films explore themes of collaboration, parenthood, and experimental techniques.

Scientific Awards and Recognitions:

• No specific awards mentioned in the text.

Abbe Fletcher has supervised multiple PhD students in filmmaking and led significant research initiatives, including the 'Memories of the Palace Cinema' oral history project, which archives public memories of a historic cinema in Alton, Hampshire. She emphasizes collaborative, horizontal structures in creative work, challenging hierarchical industrial filmmaking models. Her teaching philosophy focuses on visual storytelling and lifelong learning, and she values the dialogue that emerges through doctoral supervision and academic mentorship.

Labs, Teams, and Collaborative Initiatives:

• w.in.c (women's independent collective) films – a collaborative filmmaking group based in the UK, Spain, and Colombia.
• Collective Practice Conversations – a platform for sharing experiences in collective creative practices.
• Group Work: Contemporary Art and Feminism – a research network associated with her contributions to feminist art research.