Between 18 and 26 March, one of the most important events in the world will take place throughout the UK, during which the Seventh Art will become the medium to narrate situations of human right violations and thereby raising awareness about the need to end them. The 25th edition […]
Culture
Coping with life and death: the Westerns of Budd Boetticher
As a child, Budd Boetticher (pronounced ‘bettiker’) was assured by his mother that she was taking him to the circus but brought him instead to the dentist. Sean Sheehan Arriving there, he asked “Where are the elephants?” –the question became the title of his second, unpublished autobiography– and, […]
Defending Assange and confronting Covid
The decision by the judge that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States is good news in dark times but it may not last. It was a surprise for observers who saw blatant hostility to the defendant by the judge. Sean Sheehan Moreover, the decision […]
Susana Nobre: A taxi-ride through the life of an immigrant
An intimate portrait of emigration and return. Propelled by the hopelessness of his prospects during the fascist period in Portugal, a man finds the motivation to leave. 20 years later he returns to a democratic country, and his personal history continues unfolding drawing in the lessons and reflections he has accumulated.
Striking a chord with Ornette Coleman
Apartheid in the US is usually associated with the southern states but it was alive and well in Fort Worth, Texas when Ornette Coleman was born there in 1930. Sean Sheehan Where people lived, what bus they travelled on, school or hospital attended, all depended on skin colour. […]