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Lauren Wissot
A US-based film critic and journalist, filmmaker and programmer.
  • To the End, a film by Rachel Lears

    The new age of climate activism

    CLIMATE: Four young women of colour take the fight for a Green New Deal to Congress.

  • Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall, a film by Erin Lee Carr

    Resurrection

    INVESTIGATION: The story of accomplished journalist Kim Wall, who went missing in 2017, interviewing the eccentric entrepreneur Peter Madsen.

  • Europe, a film by Philip Scheffner

    Invisible woman

    MIGRANTS: Philip Scheffner's foray into fiction varies the game of visible and invisible until dreams and reality fuse.

  • The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, a film by Abigail E. Disney, Kathleen Hughes

    Magic Kingdom: The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales

    CAPITALISM: The higher one climbs the ladder, the more obscured the view below becomes.

  • The Territory, a film by Alex Pritz

    Manifesting destiny

    INDIGENOUS RIGHTS: Promised dominion over their own rainforest territory, Brazil's Uru-eu-wau-wau people have since faced illegal incursions from mining companies and land-grabbing invasions spurred on by right-wing politicians.

  • The Forever Prisoner, a film by Alex Gibney

    Totally Under Control: The Forever Prisoner

    JUSTICE: Twenty years on Guantánamo Bay's first high-value detainee has still never been charged with a crime or allowed to challenge his detention.

  • Sabaya, a film by Hogir Hirori

    Sabaya: He said, she said, she said

    VIEWS: Sabaya and consent in documentary

  • NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½ , a series by Spike Lee

    Doing the right thing: Spike Lee’s NYC EPICENTERS 9/11➔2021½

    9/11: Weaving together the stories, memories, and insights of those who were eyewitnesses to New York’s greatest challenges, Spike Lee's limited series is a rich tapestry of New York City in the 21st century.

  • The Crime of the Century, a film by Alex Gibney

    The drug dealers in suits and coats

    DRUGS: From Big Pharma to Big Government, Alex Gibney explores the causes of the American opioid epidemic.

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