Award-winning documentary film On the Banks of the Tigris explores the influence of Iraqi Jewish musicians in the cultural life of Iraq and paints a portrait of a country that was once a thriving multicultural centre.
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The currently screening films The Walk and the Program are both fictionalised versions of recent documentaries.
Award winning film The Wolfpack tells the story of five brothers who’ve spent most of their lives confined to a New York apartment. It raises questions about the ethics of documentary filmmaking.
A group of American airmen broke US laws and evaded the FBI to support the nascent country of Israel in 1948. We should consider them heroes. Jonathan Pollard – not so much.
Over 13 years and three films, director Steve Thomas has been following the stories of people who have arrived in Australia as asylum seekers. What has he learned? Read on …
The Look of Silence eschews its predecessor’s gory glamour and offers a harder message for modern Indonesia.
It’s important not to conflate and confuse Cobain’s varying personas.
This is a timely and vibrant film, funny at times – and not without a hint of editorial distance from director Winterbottom.
The remnants of the Cuba-Soviet relationship are still very much part of Cuban culture – a fact on display at this month’s Miami International Film Festival
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