Category: documentary
The 8th
2020 Director: Aideen Kane, Maeve O’Boyle and Lucy Kennedy Words – Rhiannon Topham. The 8th is not a comfortable film to watch, no matter what side of the abortion debate you stand on. It is designed to be so, including both sides of the… Continue Reading “The 8th”
Bajo Fuego
2020 Director: Sjoerd van Grootheest Words – Joe H. In 2016, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) and the Colombian government signed a peace agreement that was to end the longest armed conflict in Latin America, with the substitution of illicit crops. Across… Continue Reading “Bajo Fuego”
Belly of the Beast
2020 Director: Erika Cohn Words – Rhiannon Topham. Belly of the Beast explores the grotesque modern-day eugenics happening in California prison systems over the course of seven years. It focuses primarily on the illegal sterilisation of inmate Kelli Dillon, a young mother and domestic… Continue Reading “Belly of the Beast”
I Am Samuel
2020 Director: Peter Murimi Words – Rhiannon Topham. A directorial debut by Peter Murimi, I Am Samuel documents the story of Samuel, a gay man raised in the Kenyan countryside but now living in Nairobi. It is a truly courageous work which balances Samuel’s… Continue Reading “I Am Samuel”
A Thousand Cuts
2020 Director: Ramona S. Diaz Words – Rhiannon Topham. Press freedom has never been more threatened than it is right now. Journalists in the search for truth are in a constant state of vulnerability, having their reputations slashed and their safety compromised by anti-democracy… Continue Reading “A Thousand Cuts”
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2021
With an online digital edition in 2021, the 25th UK Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) presents documentaries from around the world of powerful and uplifting stories from those demanding justice, equality, and safety for themselves, their communities, and future generations. A collection of… Continue Reading “Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2021”
The Vasulka Effect
Director: Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir Featuring: Woody Vasulka and Steina Vasulka Words – Natalie Mills “They’re the shoulders that most video art has stood on.” An introduction to the weird and wonderful world of video art, this quirky documentary centres on Steina and Woody Vasulka. A… Continue Reading “The Vasulka Effect”
Sisters with Transistors
2020 Director: Lisa Rovner Narrated By: Laurie Anderson Words – Natalie Mills “This is the story of women who hear music in their head. Of radical sounds where there was once silence.” A full sensory experience, Sisters with Transistors tells the stories… Continue Reading “Sisters with Transistors”
The Go-Go’s
2020 Director: Alison Ellwood Featuring: Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin Words – Natalie Mills “People automatically assume that we were probably put together by some guy, but we did it all ourselves.” The Go-Go’s made history as the first… Continue Reading “The Go-Go’s”
My Friend Fela
2019 Director: Joel Zito Araújo Featuring: Carlos Moore, Sandra Izsadore, Seun Kuti, Fela Kuti Words – Nathan Scatcherd My Friend Fela, the new documentary from Brazilian filmmaker Joel Zito Araújo, is an admirable look at the hugely influential and celebrated human rights activist and… Continue Reading “My Friend Fela”
