Logs

In keeping with the work I do curating and facilitating screenings and discussions, I enjoy thinking through film. These logs are an exercise in drawing together the books and articles I read, the errant thoughts that come from this research, and the films that help me understand how ideas might be formalised or narrativised.


documentaries

hybrid documentaries

thinking about:

  • fictional narratives embedded in documentary subject matter
  • cinematography
  • use of or play with genre conventions normally used in fiction

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  • the last angel of history - 1996 - john akomfrah
  • john and jane - 2005 - ashim ahluwalia
  • the final insult - 1997 - charles burnett
  • all light, everywhere - 2021 - theo anthony
  • give it back: crimes against humanity - 2025 - adam khalil, zack khalil