“The State and revolution” was written by Lenin in 1917, after events in February had overthrown the Tsar but before October when Bolsheviks took power. Sean Sheehan It was an intensely political interregnum and dangerous too: Lenin had become a wanted man, with a reward of 200,000 roubles […]
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A photographic memory of Palestine before the Nakba
The Nakba, the dispossession and expulsion of Palestinians by Israelis in 1948, in the words of Mohammed El-Kurd “breathes down our necks, invading our national identity and contorting our earliest encounters with our sense of self”. Sean Sheehan He writes this in the foreword to the 2024 edition […]
The resurgence of Central American cinema
The major film showcase will be held at The Garden Cinema in London, celebrating culturally driven innovative art and music, with the full-length season taking place between May 4 and June 11, featuring films from Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador. During the beginning of the 21st […]
Antigone’s monstrous protest
“Antigone”, an ancient Greek drama, tells the story of a dictatorial ruler, Creon, and a woman, Antigone, who challenges his injunction that her deceased brother, Polyneices, cannot be buried. Sean Sheehan Antigone and Polyneices are the children of Oedipus and, because she tries to bury her brother, her […]
Celebrating 30 years of Viva! Latin American cinema
A tribute to Spanish and Latin American cinema, with a special focus on Argentinian films amid funding cuts in Argentina, began last week. It runs until 25 April in Manchester. Highlights include works by Argentine director María Luisa Bemberg and a huge lineup of diverse and contemporary films from across […]