by Ben Randall | 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...
by Ben Randall | 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...
by Ben Randall | 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...
by Ben Randall | 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...
by Ben Randall | May 19, 2016
The Human, Earth Project has been a very personal undertaking for me, and it has taken on many of my own strengths and weaknesses. I’ve never been a very patient person, and I rushed into the search for my kidnapped friends without arranging many of the...
