CINEMA / INDIA

All We Imagine is Light

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This film is a beautiful love letter to Mumbai. A tale, which places three women’s lives at its centre. It seems to say that despite the fabulously wealthy living there, the people who make Mumbai such a unique place in which to live, are the simple people, those who have gone there to pursue their dreams.

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LONDON / THEATRE

Women who Blow on Knots

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In Women who Blow on Knots you are immediately drawn into women’s lives. The characters include Amira, a Tunisian dancer and blogger who turns the tables on a person she feels belittled by, Maryam, a melancholy Egyptian academic obsessed with Dido, Queen of Carthage, who was present at the protests in Tahir Square, and standing in for Temelkuran herself, a young female Turkish journalist living in exile.

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LONDON / THEATRE

Ain’t I a Woman? – Review

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With our world currently at such a disturbing junction, “Ain’t I a Woman” highlights the fact that if we wish to live in healthy societies, it’s crucial that we hear everyone’s voice.

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LONDON / THEATRE

AIN’T I A WOMAN?

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These short plays range from one which looks at an imagined process which can changed the ethnicity of a young black woman exhausted by the racism she daily faces, another looks at a world decimated by a virus, where a young black woman, a leader of a resistance, is faced with an impossible choice to make.

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CINEMA / INDIA

London’s Indian Film Festival

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The festival included acclaimed documentaries, shorts, features as well as screenings of some of the country’s recent classics. This year’s festival also included a live interview with the legendary Aparna Sen.

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BOLIVIA / CULTURE

The Phusiris women: Bolivian musicians challenging social mores

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The Mujeres Phusiris challenge ancestral prohibitions by reclaiming Andean wind instruments traditionally reserved for men. Through their music, they re-signify Aymara-Quechua tradition, confront patriarchal norms, and become protagonists of a cultural revival rooted in memory, identity, and feminine resistance

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ART / SOCIETY

The Royal Blood Women

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Too often, a woman in the world is murdered, raped, injured, sold. Their blood must not be poured out; the only blood a woman has to give is the menstrual period.

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FILM

Caz Stuart – a feminist filmmaker

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A compelling interview with award-winning documentary filmmaker Caz Stuart, whose work for Channel 4 and ITV tackles challenging subjects ranging from female murderers to drug policy and women’s rights. She reflects on her mission as a director, her path into filmmaking, the emotional demands of her work, and her passionate commitment to equality and social justice.

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