Ethical and Independent Journalism… Journalism for immigrants
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Renata’s intention to make a documentary film in which she would learn about the experience of sex-work led to challenging situations. Advertising free sex in exchange for a photograph got no takers; in contrast Maria and Renata did accept the challenge of revealing personal issues in a film, and audiences […]
The political situation in Spain, his past education in medicine, and his intrigue with Freud’s teachings on unconscious, have served Julio Medem as deep inspiration for his artistic endeavours, in his film work. Michelle Gooden-Jones The Spanish film director says that his film “Ma Ma” was one of […]
Some places trade profitably on their stereotyped image: tourists are not allowed to forget that Paris is romantic, London dynamic, New York exciting. Conversely, some locales struggle to overcome negative connotations. Sean Sheehan Medellin or Glasgow are no less attractive than others in their countries and in some […]
Mao Zedong saw the opportunity of radical change when the existing social and political disorder was in a state of critical disarray: “There is great disorder under heaven; the situation is excellent”. Sean Sheehan Zizek goes a step further by noting that, while disorder under heaven is once […]
A sex-worker and a first-time director began making a film which would transform their lives. One from a profession that is often viewed with disgust or through the rosy lens of exoticism, and the other a high-status intellectual role in a liberal society. Maria died before the film was completed. After her death, Renata spent months alone to come to terms with what they had done.
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