Too Disgusting To Be Confused

This film was born out of a desire to create a movie that celebrated being creative for the sake of it. Not necessarily to advance your career, or to monetise it, but just to have fun and connect with your spirit. And hopefully by making such a film, people would be inspired to go ahead and be creative for themselves.
So I was ecstatic when I came across Andrew and the story of the Alternative Miss World (AMW) as it’s so clearly embodied this value.
Another key value that I wanted to celebrate was alternativeness. I feel strongly that in today’s world, with the internet creating such a fractured mainstream, it may feel as though there is no alternative. But I wanted, for both myself and the audience, to feel empowered again about having a choice regarding the culture you (personally) live in.
The celebration of “alternative” was key in creating the film’s stylistic components. I wanted all the interviews to feel like an alternative to a traditional talking head, which is why Andrew is always creating or doing something while being interviewed. Furthering this, I wanted the film structure to feel a little bit alternative, which is why I chose to split it into 3 acts based on the AMW’s judging criteria (poise, personality & originality), and to play with expectations by reconstructing the trial with a very playful approach to archive. I also wanted to take artistic advantage of my years of experience as an Archive Producer, and create a film that explored the many different ways archive can be used to not only inform, but also to entertain.
When myself & my co-producer Savannah James-Bayly embarked on this creative enterprise we were thrilled that Netflix wanted to support us. And working alongside them was a dream. We had full creative control and wonderful encouragement and critique from our lovely execs.