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VIDEO ROAM: FATAL PROMISES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PROSTITUTION, LABOR AND EMMA THOMPSON
Posted by Charlotte on September 12, 2009
Tags: Activism, Films, Human Trafficking, Prostitution
I know it’s awful to be all gushy, but gush I must! I was extremely excited to meet Emma Thompson, a frankly fantastic actor but more importantly a committed activist working to stop human trafficking at the preview of new…
LARS VON TRIER'S ANTICHRIST
Posted by Laura on July 16, 2009
Tags: Art, Films
I stumbled across this piece on The Guardian site earlier today. It concerns Lars von Trier’s Antichrist which premiered at this year’s Cannes and has generated quite some talk, particularly concerning the act of female genital mutilation involved…
OFFSIDE
Posted by Charlotte on July 8, 2009
Tags: events, Films
I went to see Offside at the Amnesty building in London last night a part of the Iranian Women’s Film festival that has been running since the end of June.
Offside was a fantastic film about a group of…
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON THE SMALL SCREEN
Posted by Charlotte on April 3, 2009
Tags: Domestic Violence, Films, Violence Against Women
The release of Women’s Aid’s new Domestic Violence short, “Cut”, starring Keira Knightley has put many questions out there. About the relevance or useful nature of using celebrities in DV campaigning, was the video to graphic, will it have…
IMAGES OF BLACK WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL
Posted by Charlotte on March 17, 2009
Tags: events, Films
The Images of Black Women Film Festival has returned for the fifth year running and is bringing another swathe of amazing films, including a fantastic looking documentary about afro styling at the Black Beauty Hair Awards, Afro Saxon, a wake…
BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL
Posted by Charlotte on March 5, 2009
Tags: events, Films
The always fabulous Birds Eye View film festival opens tonight heralding 7 days of film based fun and frolics as well as lots of learning, networking and partying.
Catch the latest and hottest short films from emerging
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INVASION OF THE CHUBSTERS – QUEER FAT PUNKS INVADE THE BFI
Posted by Charlotte on February 20, 2009
Tags: events, Films
Bless all the Chubsters, saying no to fatphobes the only way a true gang knows how with fists. They’re invading the BFI, this is a straight up repost from their facebook page.
The Chubsters have been working on a secret
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