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'Jameel Prize: Moving Images' At V&A: A Digital and Immersive Exhibition That Provides An Intimate Lens Into Islamic Culture, Society, And Identity
Alia Farid, Chibayish, 2022, video, courtesy of the artist ‘Moving Images’ is the theme for the seventh edition of the Jameel Prize, a...
Nana Smith
Mar 106 min read


'Familiar Phantoms Triple Bill' Review: A Future Haunted… By Hope And Its Misfortunes
Image courtesy of London Palestine Film Festival We live in times where the image simultaneously means everything and nothing. We see...
Anainah Dalal
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Saturday Shorts Screening At BFI Future Film Festival 2024: An Electric Selection Of Personal Stories, Rooted In Universal Resonance
The Saturday Shorts Screening event on Day 3 of the BFI Future Film Festival 2024 was an exhilarating mix of films that were deeply...
Anwesh Banerjee
Feb 27, 20247 min read


In Conversation With Patrice Robinson, Curator of 'Currents' At Barbican Cinema
Patrice Robinson, curator of the ‘Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close’ season at Barbican Cinema, sits opposite me. Her warm and...
Sheba Kayley
Jul 22, 20233 min read


In Conversation with Javier Marco, director of Face to Face (A la cara)
Javier Marco’s short film ‘Face to Face (A la cara)’ follows the story of a famous reporter as she confronts a cruel internet troll....
Greta Fazzi
Nov 6, 20214 min read

In Conversation with Joan Iyiola, writer and producer of Dọlápọ̀ is Fine
Ethosheia Hylton’s ‘Dọlápọ̀ is Fine’ (2020) is a coming of age tale that examines the topic of black female identity and its perceived...
Saffron Brown Davis
Mar 3, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, directors of Chubby
*Trigger warning: mentions of sexual abuse and family trauma* 2019 short film Chubby follows the sexual abuse ten-year-old Jude (Maya...
Ella Mansell
Feb 12, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Dekel Berenson, writer and director of Anna
Dekel Berenson is a UK based writer and director whose short film Ashmina, set in Nepal, won Best Short Film at the 59th Kraków Film...
Saffron Brown Davis
Feb 8, 20215 min read


Cotton Wool: An Honest and Powerful Tribute to Young Carers
Having caught up with Writer/Director Nicholas Connor last year, Strand are delighted to announce that his short film Cotton Wool is now...
Ollie Macnaughton
Aug 6, 20203 min read

Erin Li's Beautiful Short Documentary "Lets.Give": A Support Initiative For California
Before COVID hit the fan, it was hard enough to garner support and attention for charities. Lets.Give is an incredible support initiative...
Eloise Wright
Jun 18, 20206 min read
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