KIM LONGINOTTO studied film and directing at the National Film School. While there, she made Pride Of Place, a critical look at her boarding school, and Theater Girls, about a hostel for homeless women in London. After the NFS she worked as camera an a variety of documentaries. During this time she made Cross and Passion, about Catholic wornen on the Turf Lodge estate in Belfast and Underage, about unemployed adolescents in Conventry. She then made Fireraiser with Claire Hunt, about Sir Author "Bomber" Harris. Claire and Kim then made Eat the Kimono about Hanayagi Genshu, a Japanese dancer and activist, Hidden Faces about Egyptian women and The Good Wife Of Tokyo about women love and marriage in Japan. Through out this time she made a series of ten broadcast and non-broadcast videos on special need issues including Tragic But Brave for Channel Four. With Jano Williams, she then made Dream Girls about the Takarazuka theater revue in Japan and Shinjuko Boys about women in Tokyo who choose to live as men. After that, she made Rock Wives for Channel 4 about the wives and girlfriends of rock stars and the following year Divorce Iranian Style with Ziba Mir Hosseini, set in family law Court in Tehran, about women and divorce in Iran. She then made two short films for the Best Friends series on Channel 4—Steve and Dave, about two friends who work as a drag act, and Rob and Chris, about two homeless young men. Then she made Gaea Girls with Jano Williams about a young girl's struggle to become a professional wrestler in Japan. Her Runaway was made with Ziba Mir-Hosseini and is set in a refuge for girls in Tehran. Her latest The Day I Will Never Forget will be shown at 2003 Sundance Film Festival.