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Ish is MIFF Best Feature by Jennie Kermode - 2026-07-06 10:13:51+00:00
Ish The second Muslim International Film Festival came to a close in London yesterday with the announcement of its prizewinners. Winning Best Feature for his début full length work, Ish, director Imran Peretta said "We are absolutely delighted...Ish is a very personal film but one which also speaks to the difficult times we are currently living through, and
American Doctor - Jennie Kermode - 20396
It’s always a difficult ethical question in filmmaking: how far should one go in showing atrocities onscreen? Most directors would rather win people over with persuasion than with shock. They don’t want to traumatise their viewers. They certainly don’t want people to avoid a film because of what they have heard about its imagery. There are also concerns abou
Finding truth by Jennie Kermode
Lou Diamond Phillips and Dana Namerode in Gangland Written by Zach Montague and directed by Vincent Grashaw, Gangland follows a pair of cops trying to keep order on a reservation, but it’s also about the relationship one particular cop has with this complicated environment, and the way that it has shaped him. He’s played by Lou Diamond Phillips, who has a ha
Massive funding cuts threaten performing arts courses by Jennie Kermode - 2026-07-08 12:55:03+00:00
Bridget Phillipson Photo: Lauren Hurley, Open Government Licence v3.0 Universities in England will no longer receive any government teaching grants to support performing and creative arts courses, it emerged yesterday. Writing to the Office for Students (OfS), Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson said that money should be spent "on those areas