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Documenting Women's Rites: An Interview with Filmmaker Kim Longinotto


It's difficult to get too far along in a discussion about British documentaries without Kim Longinotto's name coming up. Over the last 20 years she has built a unique body of work, and is much

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Kim Longinotto On Fostering Intimacy With Her Subjects and Giving a Voice to Women’s Stories in Dreamcatcher

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House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

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Parents Evening :: Year 12

Photography Competition

Trip to Athens October 2026

Bronze DofE Enrolment Letter 2025-2026

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