Back to reality: Citizenfour

by | Jun 29, 2016

Laura Poitras does not make beautiful documentaries. She doesn’t use slick titles, clever little animations or gorgeous music. Poitras doesn’t appeal to your heart: she goes straight for the brain. She won’t win you over with a convincing narration...

Back to reality: The oath

by | Jun 20, 2016

Each week, I’m sharing one of my all-time favourite documentaries here with you. This week’s documentary is Laura Poitras’ The Oath. In 2013, Edward Snowden – NSA whistleblower and one of my personal heroes –  selected...

Back to reality: My country, my country

by | Jun 14, 2016

I watch a lot of documentaries. Last year, I began recommending some of my favourites here on my blog, and it’s time I got back in the habit. Each week, I’ll be sharing one of my all-time favourite documentaries with you. This week’s documentary is...

Stopping the unstoppable

by | Jun 9, 2016

Each year for the past three years, the anti-trafficking organisation Walk Free has released a Global Slavery Index – that is, an estimate of women, men and children around the world living as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. Their latest figure...

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