Robert Vesty (Intimacy Coordinator)

We made a Queermas Wreath today (thanks to @ralphbourdoukanlandscapes , Rossi and John). Wishing you all a peaceful, gay and bright Christmas.

Me about to have a courtyard conflab mid shoot-day few weeks back. #intimacycoordinator | photo: @doylelucey 🙏

Having a closed set where only a skeleton crew are in the room is an essential requirement for many scenes and comes highly recommended for many more. It was a dream to be with a production crew as highly sensitive as that on @stormview.pictures ’ GHOSTED this past week with everyone pulling in the same direction to create a safer, more respectful set where creativity could flourish. Can’t wait for this one to come to screen. #intimacycoordinator

Congrats to team @the_axe_forgets for the upcoming premiere @galwayfilm . It was a joy to work as Intimacy Coordinator on this short film that shot through stormy days in Wicklow back in December.

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Some say it takes the piece of paper to prove it and now it just landed - my certificate in Intimacy Coordination for Film and TV after completing the course with National Film and Television School (NFTS Leeds) late last year. I love this development in my work, and even more, I’m loving the work itself - it’s early days and the learning continues but I’ve already had the pleasure of working on several short films over the past few months. I’m also beyond excited to see how this shift in emphasis in my career manifests over the coming months and years, as well as being witness to how consent-based performance practice in Film, TV and Theatre continues to evolve. For now, shout outs to: @haleymuralee for leading such a great course and those who taught, spoke or assessed on it including Rufai Ajala (Roo), @lucyfennellintimacycoordinator , @robbietaylorhunt , @tommyrosswilliams , @umbrella_picker , Trevor Gordon, @keron_day , @dthackeray , @lizzyhtalbot and @miriamlucia_nl

For me, 2024 was cute in many ways. It was a crossroads year and many good things happened. Oftentimes, I felt a kind of euphoria and relief. I left academia and certified with the National Film and Television School as an Intimacy Coordinator, worked my first jobs on some great short film projects. I did a pottery throwing course. I walked, trekked, and scrambled in the mountains a fair bit. But I also marched! Marched in disgust and protest at our governments and leaders who are complicit in Israel’s wiping out of a land and people before our eyes. I’m excited about 2025 on a personal and professional level but fearful about its prospects geo-politically. Here’s wishing for a thing called ‘hope’ and that somehow peace gets more of a look in. Selected 2024 gratitude list: 1. Photo by @zbigniew.kotkiewicz 2. Me weighing (up) a BAFTA (never held one before) 😉 - thanks @equalaccessnetwork 3. For the love of festivals (Raindance, EIFF, Ed fringe, Fringe!, LFF) - @raindancefilmfestival , @edfilmfest @edfringe @fringefilmfest @londonfilmfestival 4. My gorgeous cohort on the intimacy coordination course at @NFTS . 5. My pots! @turning_earth 6. Ice-cream (inventive flavours from @marysmilkbar 7. Networking and Tote bags 8. Perspective with the help of Mountains, Fells, Rivers, Brooks, Cloud and Rain 9. Distance 10. Solidarity, Creativity, Freedom-fighting 11. Making demands and having boundaries 12. Sun and Sky and inklings of Hope

Yesterday, betwixt Xmas, New Year, Peaks and Valleys while amidst the sweet smelling pines el centro de Gran Canaria. #grancanaria #hiking #twixmas #tejedagrancanaria

Early Autumn walking in Constable Country today with A de la Fe and newborn lambs, which freaked me out cos I thought lambing season was Springtime.