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Women make films about women at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020

Ania Ostrowska6 July 2020

From launderettes to abortion, Ania Ostrowska compiles a nuanced selection of documentaries from women filmmakers ...

Why the constant portrayal of murdered women on TV dehumanises us

Guest Blogger1 May 2017

The multitude of female murder victims on TV reduce women to nothing more than bodies and confirm our fears that the world is unsafe for us, argues Louisa Adjoa Parker ...

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From Serena Williams to Sonita Alizadeh: women in docs at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2016

Ania Ostrowska8 July 2016

Ania Ostrowska looks at women on screen and behind the camera at the recent Sheffield Doc/Fest, the UK’s biggest documentary festival...

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London Feminist Film Festival: 24-30 November in Hackney

Ania Ostrowska19 November 2013

After a very successful first edition last year, London Feminist Film Festival returns to the Hackney Picturehouse on Sunday 24 November. The festival has be...

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New review: Sister

Ania Ostrowska25 October 2013

"It is difficult to know where to begin to review Brenda Davis' Sister and that is no criticism of the quality of the production," writes our new contributor ...

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Call for television reviewers

Holly Combe17 April 2013

Would you like to write TV reviews for The F-Word? Find out more here! ...

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New review: Hit So Hard: the life and near-death story of Patty Schemel

Ania Ostrowska4 December 2012

Hit So Hard: the life and near-death story of Patty Schemel is a 2011 documentary by P. David Ebersole that tells a story of Hole, one of the most exciting fema...

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First ever London Feminist Film Festival opens in Hackney on Thursday

Ania Ostrowska27 November 2012

With many screenings sold out already, a vibrant website featuring interviews with filmmakers and a four day programme packed full of films from around the wo...

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New double review: Bumming in Beijing and Oxhide II

Ania Ostrowska16 October 2012

For two weeks in September 2012 The Screen @ RADA and Birkbeck Cinema hosted the first ever London Chinese Independent Film Festival. The festival programme fea...

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DocHouse RESISTENCIA: Focus on Latin America minifest (plus new review)

Ania Ostrowska21 September 2012

DocHouse is a year-round festival of weekly showcase documentary screenings in UK cinemas, bringing its audiences the best of international and UK documentary...

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Call For Music Reviewers

Holly Combe31 May 2011

Do you love music? Do you have plenty to say about it? Do you ever find yourself listening to something and thinking it's just the sort of thing we should be ...

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