Transmission Films
Australia’s Winx won 33 top-class races in a row. No other racehorse’s record comes close.
Onyeka Onwenu.
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Onyeka Onwenu, Nigerian musician, political activist and documentary maker, died on 30 July 2024.
Street art in Edinburgh depicting Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Kim Jong un as babies playing with toys.
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A new documentary pokes fun at the regime and it’s leader, but are there risks to laughing at North Korea?
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The Beach Boys’ new documentary highlights the band’s six-decade long legacy, but misses an opportunity to highlight some key moments.
Indigenous media makers are successfully gaining more control over their storytelling. Here Dallas Goldtooth and Jana Schmieding as Nelson Renville and Reagan Wells in the sitcom, ‘Rutherford Falls.’
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Indigenous media have rapidly expanded over the last 30 years with Indigenous media makers gaining greater control of their narratives.
The Artdocfest president Vitaliy Manski (back left) and the jury (L-R): Polish historian and journalist Adam Michnik, Latvian theatre director Viesturs Kairišs and Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova.
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Artdocfest 2024 was a showcase for films that show the reality of the war in Ukraine, and the spread of Russian politics to neighbouring countries.
Ethan Hawke plays a minister in ‘First Reformed,’ (2017) a film that prompts viewers to rethink what they assume they already know, from politics to religion to the climate crisis.
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‘Somebody has to do something’: Top feature film and documentary picks from scholars examining climate change and cinema offer courage to hold contradictory truths and pursue climate solutions.
‘The Elephant Whisperers’ dramatizes the emotional bond between an orphaned elephant, Raghu, and the couple who care for him.
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A focus on financial compensation for subjects of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ overshadowed the need to examine storytelling conventions and creative practices in contemporary documentary filmmaking.
Pete Doherty performing in 2017.
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Doherty’s life features many of the characteristics experts know increases vulnerability for drug use.
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David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.
At Home With The Furys was released on Netflix in August 2023.
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Tyson Fury has a history of mental ill health, something which is reflected in his series, At Home With The Furys on Netflix.
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What makes a great climate leader and why are we not seeing more of them? I’ve been searching for good examples of climate leaders. This is the subject of our new documentary, Climate Changers.
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A riveting and insightful portrait of the much-read Trainspotting author, replete with funny stories and memorable anecdotes.
Michael Oher and his family celebrate his selection by the Baltimore Ravens at the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Publishers and studios routinely pay large sums to acquire ‘life story rights.’ Two law scholars explain why the phrase is misleading.
Famine graves in a still from the documentary.
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While the filmmakers never received any explanation for the ban, they believe the film’s positive depiction of the west undermined the Russian media.
Anna Nicole Smith posing with her Guess billboard.
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It’s questionable how ethical it is to retell the story of women whose lives have already been damaged by media depictions of them.
Adele James in Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra.
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The modern soundtrack and dialogue feels far more anachronistic and intrusive than the diverse casting.
Starlings flock to the West Pier.
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Historic paintings can be just as valuable as educational tools as videos created using the latest technologies.
Screenshot taken from ‘There Will Be No More Night’ by Éléonore Weber.
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, it is important to reflect on the use of war footage in media and the ethical questions around the use of footage depicting human death.
The Strokes in a still from the documentary.
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The oral history showcases how the indie music scene became a way for many New Yorkers to channel their grief after 9/11.