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…
Figure 1. Virunga Promotional Poster – Netflix. The Netflix documentary Virunga (Orlando von Einsiedel, 2014) tells the story of Congo’s national park, Virunga, home to the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. It…
In March 1990, Vogue was released as the first single in the second soundtrack album of Madonna, I’m Breathless. As the name indicates, it is a song inspired by “voguing”, a particular form of dancing developed in the…
Figure 1 – SeaWorld’s stock price can be seen peaking before Blackfish was released. Its drastic fall can be seen as a result of the impact that Blackfish had on the public [1] Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s film, Blackfish…
Zoologist Hannah Mumby reflects on the geopolitical and colonial underpinnings of the conservation movement. How can we see and divest ourselves of the legacy of the origins of this movement? Full URL:…
Since October 2017, former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been scrutinized by international media following accusations of sexual misconduct and rape from over 50 actresses who starred in the mogul’s movies.…
Watch the video here… ‘Every film is political’, wrote Jean-Luc Commoli and Paul Narboni, ‘inasmuch as it is determined by the ideology which produces it’[1]. By their analysis, so long as films are produced by…