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Hip Hop Hijabis: new documentary about two unlikely Emcees

Ania Ostrowska5 March 2015

Two years ago documentary filmmaker Mette Reitzel blogged for us about the fascinating project she was working on at the time, inviting The F-Word readers to co...

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UnderWire festival at The Yard Theatre: 19-23 November

Ania Ostrowska15 November 2013

Fourth edition of UnderWire film festival kicks off on Tuesday 19 November at the Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, East London. You are invited to join the org...

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Light a beacon for Emily Davison

Guest Blogger31 May 2013

This is a guest post by the artist and filmmaker Nigel Shephard from Gypsy Gold Films Tuesday 4 June 2013 will mark one hundred years since Emily Wilding Dav...

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Hip Hop Hijabis: documentary on hip hop, Islam and women’s rights

Guest Blogger19 February 2013

Mette Reitzel is a Danish born London based documentary filmmaker working with Faction Films A recent UK parliamentary report revealed that some Muslim women a...

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UK premiere of Perfection: this Saturday @ the RIO Cinema, London

Ania Ostrowska7 February 2013

A film for those of you based in London and interested in the issue of body image in mainstream culture and how it influences women's lives and behaviour: Perfe...

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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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Underwire Film Festival: celebrating shorts by women. At the Ritzy until Saturday!

Ania Ostrowska21 November 2012

UnderWire festival opened last night for the third time. It was launched in 2010 by Gabriella Apicella and Gemma Mitchell who believed that women working in the...

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First ever London Feminist Film Festival is coming to Hackney Picturehouse in November

Guest Blogger21 August 2012

This is a guest post by Anna Read, director of London Feminist Film Festival 2012 We are pleased to announce the very first London Feminist Film Festival will ...

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Sound of Tears: a film to raise awareness about ‘honour’ killings

Guest Blogger11 August 2012

This is a guest post by Cameroonian-born Canadian actress and filmmaker Dorothy A. Atabong, currently fundraising for her film about honour killings. I picke...

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