“There’s the idea that the role comes post the Me Too and Time’s Up movements, and therefore, it’s about safeguarding. Intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien is navigating a brave new world of her own ![]() Producers might go, “We need someone for the girls.” A stunt coordinator wouldn’t say, “We’ll help you choreograph the goodie, but we’ll let the baddie get on with it.” A fight is between two people. An intimacy coordinator is akin to a stunt coordinator or a choreographer.”įind out how Ita ensures physical intimacy is kept fail-safe as she walks us through her fascinating profession… “Much of the role at the moment is educating as we’re on the job. In that sense, is she entering a brave new world herself? “It is absolutely entering a brave new world,” Ita says. The relatively new role lends itself to “creating the best work in the best way possible”. ![]() We presume she’s talking about Normal People and I May Destroy You? Ita nods and smiles before wondering aloud, “Is that a coincidence?” We have a feeling it’s not – she’s carving out a space within the television, film and theatre industries that is necessary and has been a long time coming. “Interestingly, the productions that have taken the work and the process on board and put in place everything I asked for have been two of the most acclaimed productions this year,” she says.
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