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Lauren Wissot
A US-based film critic and journalist, filmmaker and programmer.
  • As I Want, a film by Samaher Alqadi

    Whose revolution?

    FEMINISM: Following a string of sexual assaults, As I Want documents a burgeoning women’s rebellion.

  • The Last Shelter, a film by Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou

    Youth, migration, and documentary decolonisation

    AFRICAN FILM: Don Edkins and Tiny Mugwe discuss the Generation Africa project.

  • Do Not Split, a film by Anders Hammer

    Never really free

    CONTROL: (Nominated for Oscar!) A brief, yet far-reaching, glimpse into the 2019 Hong Kong protests as demonstrations escalate into conflict.

  • All Light Everywhere-Sundance 2021

    Ruled by the blindspots

    PERCEPTION: When an image speaks, who does it speak for?

  • Taming the Garden-Sundance-2021

    Taming The Garden

    ENVIRONMENT: A single man wields enough power to uproot the living artifacts of his country’s collective history and memory.

  • City Hall-Frederick Wiseman

    Proud to be an American

    POLITICS: Touching on almost every aspect of life, Frederick Wiseman's latest opus illustrates all ways a local city administration can engage in civil discourse with its citizens.

  • Deeyah Khan

    Deeyah Khan conquers hate with a camera

    INTERVIEW: Modern Times Review speaks with Deeyah Khan on choosing subjects, gaining access, and sitting down with those dedicated to making the world a more hateful place.

  • This Rain Will Never Stop-Alina Gorlova

    Underrepresented participants of war

    CONFLICT: Fleeing one war and entering into another, the grief and uncertainty of one Syrian family beg the question: what drives a person to serve a country that doesn’t always appreciate the sacrifice?

  • Egotismo e incompetencia

    CORONOAVIRUS: Después de 200,000 muertes y asombrosas pérdidas económicas, Alex Gibney & co. Analice la desastrosa respuesta de la administración Trump al COVID-19.

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