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‘It’s a completely valid thing to do, to risk your life for journalism‘ Vaughan Smith. That war reporting is dangerous has never been in doubt. The situation in Syria is however much more dangerous than […]
Forget Me Not is a documentary by David Sieveking about the decline of his mother who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He introduces and describes the story in voice over, whilst appearing in shot himself […]
Dirty Wars is a 2013 documentary from Richard Rowley starring investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. The two men have been friends for over a decade after meeting in Iraq whilst reporting on the Iraq war. ‘The […]
I don’t think, it’s the ultimate wisdom… Chris Marker died last year and in tribute to the French film maker the Sheffield Documentary festival opened with a showing of Le Joli Mai. This is a […]