by Charlene RodriguesThe screening of Afghan Army girls ended with a roaring sound of applause at the Frontline Club yesterday evening. Lalage Snow, also a photojournalist, made her directing debut with a film beautifully weaved in stills and moving images......more
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Assad: Western idealism and Eastern autocracy
By Merryn Johnson “I would be more pessimistic if I had to rewrite the last sentences,” said Christophe Ayad, co-director of Syria: Assad’s Twilight. The documentary finished where it began – with Bashar al-Assad’s brutality unleashed upon his own people, captured......more
The Trouble With Girls - raising daughters as sons in Afghanistan
By Ivana Davidovic“Why do we need to give a girl a boy's face to give her freedom?” That is the question asked by Azita Rafhat, a former member of the Afghan parliament, who opted for a radical decision to raise......more
Jasad & the Queen of Contradictions
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Screening: An Arab Spring in Saudi?
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Screening: Darkhead
By Charlene Rodrigues Torn by a lack of cultural identity, a Schwarzkopf or "Darkhead" is the word European born immigrants use to define themselves in Austria. Arman T. Riahi's documentary of the same name is a portrait of immigrant life in......more
Mama Illegal
By Nicky ArmstrongWomen leaving Moldova and crossing the border into Romania and then on to European countries to work illegally has become a mass phenomenon that is tearing families apart.Bordering Romania and the Ukraine, Moldova is the poorest country in......more
Robert Mugabe... What Happened?, asks Frontline
By William TurvillA sell-out crowd last night gathered at the Frontline Club for an exclusive screening of Robert Mugabe... What Happened?, followed by a question and answer session with the film’s director and producer.The documentary, which premiered at last year’s......more
Frontline screening: Tweets from Tahrir
By: Will TurvillThe Frontline Club last night hosted an exclusive screening of an Al Jazeera documentary Tweets from Tahrir. The film, set to be broadcast on the network for the first time on Thursday, portrays the uprising in Egypt from......more
Full House UK Premiere Screening: Under Fire: Journalists In Combat
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