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
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
BBC Screening:The Ayatollah's Seal
by Rosie Scammell In the wake of intimidation of BBC Persian journalists by the Iranian authorities, last night saw the screening of ‘The Ayatollah’s Seal’ – the first documentary to be made about the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Refused......more
Full House UK Premiere Screening: Under Fire: Journalists In Combat
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Screening: Albino United
By Antonia Roupell “Albinos are human too” was the resounding message from Marc Hoeferlin, Barney Broomfield, and Juan Reina’s film Albino United. A story that follows not only Tanzanian Albinos’ struggle for equality but their struggle for survival. Dangerous beliefs that......more
American Muslim: Freedom, Faith and Fear
By Alan Selby A lot has changed in the years since 9/11. The date itself has become emblematic of a change in attitudes towards Islam, perhaps most notably in the country which bore witness to the infamous attacks that day. Popular......more
'Shooting vs. Shooting' screening comes under fire
By: Helena WilliamsA documentary on journalist casualties during the Iraq war came under fire last night as members of the audience questioned the director’s stance on the US military.Greek journalist Nikos Megrelis’ 2011 film, ‘Shooting vs. Shooting’, centres around the killing......more
Tears of an Afghan Warlord
By Rosie Scammell After nearly a decade in the making, Tears of an Afghan Warlord had its UK premiere on Friday night, with director Pascale Bourgaux on hand to tell the story behind the screen.Bourgaux dedicated the evening to Frontline News......more
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