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Top of the Docs #53 – SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST REVIEW: ‘Factory to the Workers’ (2021)

By: Joel Whitaker 15th Jul 202119th Jul 2021

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‘Factory to the Workers’ explores the only example of a working factory co-operative in post-socialist Europe, examining its triumphs, its shortcomings, and what is holding it back.

Top of the Docs #52 – SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST REVIEW: Don McCullin: ‘Almost Liverpool 8’ (2021)

By: Joel Whitaker 24th Jun 202124th Jun 2021

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Daniel Draper and Allan Melia explore Liverpool 8 in their latest film, using Don McCullin’s photographs as a rough guide.

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REVIEW: ‘Language Lessons’ (2021) is All About Resilience

By: Benjamin Akpan 29th May 202127th May 2021

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Language Lessons is the first computer screen-based film that focuses on the very things that a life of constant videotelephony has taken away from us.

Image is from the film 'Recovery' (2021). Two women are sat in a car. One is wearing a bright yellow top and has faded pink hair, and she is talking to her friend who is holding ziploc bags over her hands and a floral mask around her chin.

REVIEW: ‘Recovery’ (2021) Might Just Be the Medicine the World Needs

By: Benjamin Akpan 26th May 20212nd Jul 2021

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Recovery — Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek’s astonishing road trip comedy about the early days of the pandemic — cinematizes the phrase “someday you’ll look back at this and laugh.”

What ‘WandaVision’ Could Mean For the Future of Prestige TV

By: Ceridwen Millington 30th Apr 202128th Apr 2021

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WandaVision put Marvel in the world of TV in a big way, but is it enough to be good for television’s future?

Well Rounded director Shana Myara with cast members Lydia and Joanne in front of a bright pink wall, eating ice cream

BFI FLARE INTERVIEW: Shana Myara on Finding Fat Liberation With ‘Well Rounded’ (2020)

By: Sophie Butcher 16th Apr 202115th Apr 2021

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Shana Myara talks to us about her debut feature documentary, ‘Well Rounded’, fresh from BFI Flare.

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘PS: Burn This Letter Please’ (2021) Rediscovers New York’s 50s Drag Pioneers

By: Luís Correia 4th Apr 20213rd Apr 2021

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PS: Burn This Letter Please goes beyond the chronological scope of the letters, providing measured glimpses of New York’s queer history.

Image is from the film 'The Dose' (2021). A man in green scrubs holds his hand over his eye as he looks into a bathroom mirror.

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘The Dose’ (2021) Administers Great Direction But Poor Writing

By: Gavin Spoors 3rd Apr 20212nd Apr 2021

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The opening does a grand job of hooking the audience in but unfortunately the rest of the film isn’t nearly as strong or coherent.

Image is from the documentary 'I Am Samuel' (2020). Two men walk side by side down a wooded path. Both are holding white plastic bags, with one of the men resting is arm on the others shoulder.

INTERVIEW: Peter Murimi Talks Masculinity, Mental Health & ‘I Am Samuel’ (2020)

By: Sophie Butcher 29th Mar 202128th Mar 2021

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We spoke to director Peter Murimi about his documentary ‘I Am Samuel’, showing at this year’s BFI Flare Festival.

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘Cowboys’ (2021) is an Epic Journey That Tells an Untold Story

By: Gavin Spoors 27th Mar 202126th Mar 2021

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Kerrigan has crafted an emotional and epic journey for modern audiences.