These films primarily focus on immigration politics, migrant labour, indigenous organizing, and extractive economies in the U.S. and Central America. Abla Kandalaft / Mydylarama* The UCLA Film Archive just announced that 7 activist documentaries that are now freely available to access and stream for students, academics, and others. […]
Culture
Alone but not lonely
Rejections beset the British novelist Barbara Pym but reading two of her later novels confirms a talent that was not appreciated at the time. Sean Sheehan Pym wrote six novels in the 1950s and early ‘60s until her publisher unexpectedly rejected her seventh and she consequentially disappeared from […]
Forgotten books: The Mermaid collection
A welcomed new series from Penguin Books, “The Mermaid collection”, resurrects works of mid-to-late twentieth-century literature, written by women and which, over time, have become unfairly neglected. Sean Sheehan The first four novels in this series are a treat. “Lucy Carmichael”, by Margaret Kennedy, sparkles with wit and […]
The creative rigour of Ventura Pons in an oversaturated market
Ventura Pons returned to London with a filmography shaped by literary adaptations, relentless discipline and a steady presence at international festivals. From piracy to the Spanish film industry’s lack of ambition abroad, the director examines both the fractures and the hopes of a sector he knows intimately. He spoke exclusively […]
Marcel Marceau: the silence that became a language
The art of silence takes on another dimension in the hands of someone who turned gesture into narrative. Drawing on ancient traditions, formative masters and memorable performances in Colombia, pantomime reveals its power to reflect the world without a single word. Bip, his emblematic creation, embodies a life devoted to […]
















