Anna Clucas is a visual artist that grew up in Onchan. Anna has three children and a partner who shares her love of live music and mosh pits. In her quiet times, she likes to paint large canvases, journal, sketch and sculpt in clay. Anna teaches art to a range of like-minded art lovers.

Her work, along with a number of potters and ceramicists, will be on display at the Manx Potters Fair, organised by Linda Quirk, Faye Christian and Susie Heckles. It takes place at the Villa Marina Arcade on October 15.

Films are a big love of hers and she chooses what to watch by following directors. Here are her top 10:

1. Blade Runner, Ridley Scott

I am a massive science fiction nerd, and this has to be one of the better movies of this genre. It influenced many other science fiction film makers and video games. The neo noir cinema opens up the sinister story lines bringing comic books to life and displaying cinematic shadowy shots.

2. Oh Brother where art thou, the Coen Brothers.

Most of the music in the film is period folk music, and the film was one of the first to be shot using digital colour correction to give the picture a sepia tint, so it was a visual and audio feast from start to finish with lots of laughter.

3. The Big Blue, Luc Besson

What’s not to love about Jean Reno? What inspired me the most about this film was how it was filmed in black and white at the beginning, and then suddenly when the film became colour, the blue was bigger than the title. Visually the impact was the equivalent of Munchkin Land when Dorothy makes it over the rainbow. I tested out this concept at my ‘Inspired’ exhibition in 2011 when I placed large black and white paintings next to colourful ones.

4. The shawshank redemption, Frank Darabont

A fantastic and reflective story about perseverance and patience. Something that is essential to achieve any goal.

5. Clerks, Kevin Smith

Clerks was the start of a massive binge watch of Kevin Smith movies when I was at university. All the characters and storylines intertwine and proves what can be achieved on a shoestring budget.

6. Dead man’s shoes, Shane meadows

This was a massively poignant movie which evoked a multitude of emotions. It followed me in my thoughts for a few days after watching it, and I classed Shane Meadows a total genius. In true gratitude, I went on to watch every other film he produced.

7. Beetlejuice , Time Burton

Tim Burton’s films are a unique style of film and art that can’t be compared to anything else. Beetle Juice displayed the possibility of living with and talking to ghosts. I rented the VHS from Onchan precinct multiple times.

8. Return to Oz , Walter Murch

It was my seventh birthday party and I don’t think I could have had a better film for my first cinema experience. Evil witches and super heroes made from a moose head and sofa, it’s a true magical, but emotive journey that explores deeper and symbolic meaning now in adulthood.

9. Ghost dog way of the samurai ,Jim Jarmuish

A recommendation from the what’s on culture booklet that fell out of the Guardian newspaper in Wolverhampton’s Asda. It played on and on in my subconscious for weeks after I watched it. The soundtrack by the Wu Tang Clan became my travelling music back and forth to university and it introduced me to Hagakure, the book of the Samurai.

10. Dead Poets Society,

Peter Weir

A reflective story about seeking out the important things in life and discovering the passions that drive us in our lives.