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2 days ago
5 min

Cardboard Citizens: Interview with the Director of Sleeping Rough

Owain Astles is the writer and director of 'Sleeping Rough', a community-based docudrama about street homelessness in Britain.

2 days ago
5 min

Courtroom Fights, Dive Bar Debauchery and Poisoned Pens: Week Two at BFI London Film Festival

We return to the strenuous work of watching films in bed for the second half of our run down of the London Film Festival.

Oct 13
4 min

New York Reunions, Coming Out in Kenya and Iranian Womanhood: Week One at BFI London Film Festival

Intrepid film editor Ge Allan shares her wild descent into the first week of directorial debuts at the 64th BFI London Film Festival.

Aug 13
5 min

Rejecting Heroes – How 'The Boys' Attacks Neoliberal Ideology

Lewis Beach explores whether Superman is a fascist, and how the Amazon Prime series 'The Boys' challenges the superhero political hegemony.

Jul 2
1 min

Voices of Kashmir: Pollution and the Disappearing Houseboat Community

VOICES OF KASHMIR: DAL LAKE AND THE DISAPPEARING HOUSEBOAT COMMUNITY is a short documentary exploring pollution, tourism, and ecology.

May 13
5 min

Life Out of Balance: Revisiting Koyaanisqatsi in Lockdown

Koyaanisqatsi is an experimental film from the 1980s - and revisiting it can tell us a lot about the times we live in.

Apr 15
5 min

CPH:DOX - Highlights From The Sofa #2

"The current, and in many ways devastating situation might lead to new ways of thinking, behaving, and caring for our world and each other."

Apr 3
5 min

CPH:DOX - Highlights From The Sofa #1

One of Europe's largest doc festivals moved online for the coronavirus. Here's our highlights

Mar 26
4 min

QUARANTINE SUPERPLEX: Free Online Cinema For The Clinically Self-Isolated

"There is so much out there beyond your Netflix membership and torrented TV, so go and explore it before this break from reality ends."

Mar 9
5 min

Escaping The Phallic Decade: The 2010s As Told Through Cinematic Handjobs

If the 2010s were the era of phallus in film, one can only hope that the vulva will now take centre-stage.

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