Docs & More: Mart Bira

My guest this week is Mart Bira, a woman who’s student documentary won critical acclaim. Growing up in Mongolia she grew up with a love of storytelling and started working …

Docs & More: Erika Cohn

This week my guest is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning director and producer, Erika Cohn. Her latest documentary film, The Belly of the Beast, uncovers a pattern of illegal sterilisations …

Docs & More: Mia Donovan

This week I’m joined by a film maker, Mia Donovan, from Montreal in Canada.  Her latest documentary film, Dope is Death, explores how the Black Panthers and the Young Lords …

Docs & More: Mina Keshavarz

Born in Iran, my guest this week has worked as a journalist, co-founding a documentary magazine, “From Tehran”. For the past 18 years Mina Keshavarz has also been working as …

Docs & More: Barry Avrich

This week I’m joined by the multi-award winning Canadian film maker, Barry Avrich. He has a style that focuses on powerful personalities and past subjects of his films include Lew …

Docs & More: Maia Lekow

This week I’m joined by a Kenyan musician from Nairobi who has now turned documentary maker. As well as being the front woman of the explosive band Maia & The …

Docs & More: Sharron Ward

This week we’re joined by Sharron Ward, a filmmaker, born in Gisborne, NZ, the home of “Middle Earth,” from The Lord of The Rings. Sharron took a more unusual path …