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: 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: 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 …

Docs & More: Tamara Dawit

This week we’re joined by Tamara Dawit a producer/director based in Canada and Ethiopia. As well as working in documentaries she also produces music and dramas. Tamara is a founding …

Docs & More: Ruhi Hamid

This week we’re joined by Ruhi Hamid, a British filmmaker born in Tanzania of Pakistani heritage. She has made numerous award-winning documentaries for the broadcasters – British, European and also …

I Don’t Recognize These Women

This week I’ve been flicking through various channels and noticed on one a film called The Huntsman – an updated fairy tale of Snow White. After ten minutes of watching …