Research Notes on Beyond the Shore Why do you want to tell stories of women? It is not just because they are often marginalised. It is not simply because we are female makers. Female embodiment is the fact of living for us. There is the unsaid pressure of carrying ourselves around as female bodies, always ready to be looked at, hopefully not to be groped nor raped. The male gaze is omnipresent. The fear of assault is palpable. You just get used to it, eventually. Objectificat