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Articles about Film, ordered by date. 
My life inside
A masterful piece of film-making that leaves the audience gasping at the injustice of a 99 year sentence for a Mexican 'illegal' migrant following the death of the child she was minding
An island calling
An explosive mix of politics, religion and sexuality explored through the life of a gay couple in Fiji
Kids and money
The horrors of the attitudes towards money of Los Angeles 12-16-year-olds
Letter to Anna: the Story of Journalist Politkovskaya’s Death
The story of one journalist who tirelessly exposed its horrors and manipulation by the Moscow political class.
Chocolate City
A wonderful documentary that tells the story of 400 families who were forced from their housing project in the shadow of Capitol Hill, Washington DC, by speculative development.
Killer of Sheep
A beautifully composed episodic study of Stan, a slaughterhouse worker, his family, friends and community.
Couscous (La Graine et Le Mulet)
Kechiche, like Fatih Akin, the Turkish-German film-maker, shows us how the lives of migrants and their children straddle cultures, and, like Akin’s Head-On, Couscous is passionate and earthy.
Three and Out
Colm Meaney is Tommy, an Irishman in London who plans to kill himself. Directed by Jonathan Gershfield
Swimming Against the Tide
Thoroughly researched and with heart-warming personal accounts, Tom Fawthrop’s Swimming Against the Tide is an inspiration.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| My life inside | We need to think about toilets | August, 2008 |
| An island calling | We need to think about toilets | August, 2008 |
| Kids and money | We need to think about toilets | August, 2008 |
| Letter to Anna: the Story of Journalist Politkovskaya’s Death | We need to think about toilets | August, 2008 |
| Chocolate City | Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil | July, 2008 |
| Killer of Sheep | Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil | July, 2008 |
| Couscous (La Graine et Le Mulet) | Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil | July, 2008 |
| Three and Out | Dropping the bomb | June, 2008 |
| Swimming Against the Tide | Dropping the bomb | June, 2008 |
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