The 2011 documentary, Miss Representation, addresses the preconceived notions of gender and resultant expectations, as well as the ensuing issues with mental health. This film focuses for the most part on the…
Emma Parker, a PhD candidate a Leeds discusses the function of graphic stories sharing the real-life accounts of refugees and migrants. She writes, ‘By documenting real journeys, representing traumatic memories and…
In 2016, Lilly Wachowski, following her sister, Lana, came out as transgender in a statement to Wind City Times: she asserted that the “hard reality” of this exposure was the confrontation of a world that is “openly…
According to the recent UN report, published a month ago, ‘rapid and unprecedented action’ is required to stop global temperatures rising 1.5°C. So why, a month on from this harrowing report, has an advert about the…
He Named Me Malala (Davis Guggenheim, 2015) follows the touching story of Malala Yousafzai as she became one of the main figures speaking out for women’s rights to education in Pakistan and her call to action for…
Adam Price’s Danish television drama, Borgen, explores the shock election of Denmark’s first female Prime Minister, Birgette Nyborg, a minor yet idealistic centrist politician. The following clip of Borgen takes place…