The British director’s latest film, Peterloo, recounts the 1819 massacre of protesters demanding parliamentary reform in Manchester, UK. He speaks to Sam Thompson about the relationship between cinema, history and politics.
Highlights from Hot Docs, the major documentary film festival held annually in Toronto, Canada.
The Ciambra directed and written by Jonas Carpignano;
In the Fade directed and co-written by Fatih Akin.
A Fantastic Woman, written and directed by Sebastián Lelio; Custody (Jusqu’à la garde), written and directed by Xavier Legrand.
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Dolores directed by Peter Bratt; Félicité directed and co-written by Alain Gomis.
I Am Not a Witch, directed and written by Rungano Nyoni; Menashe, directed and co-written by Joshua Z Weinstein
Training astronauts to shoot film? All in a day's work for the Canadian documentary filmmaker, writes Cristiana Moisescu.
Richard Swift reviews some of the best offerings at the world's largest documentary film festival.
The system is rigged, but it can be changed, the US-Iranian film director tells Malcolm Lewis.
Richard Swift picks out some highlights from the 2015 documentary film festival.
Phoenix and The Falling reviewed by Malcolm Lewis.
The Overnighters, directed by Jesse Moss; The Imitation Game, directed by Morten Tyldum.
Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus; Still the Enemy Within, directed by Owen Gower.
The award-winning novelist and film director tells Graeme Green about growing up in rural China, freedom, censorship and loneliness.
The Palestinian actor tells Frank Barat why fame will not change him - or his passion for justice for his people.
The investigative journalist and filmmaker tells Hazel Healy about his new film, and explains why Australia is still on an international ‘shame list’.