From extortionate ticket prices to networking events for the privileged the UK’s biggest documentary festival excludes many talented filmmakers. This is particularly ironic given the democratic concerns of the form.
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As a young editor on Sky News’s foreign desk, I often joked that I “control what you know about the world”. It was only half a joke. Now working at the intersection of journalism, art and documentary, I can see exactly the same powers at play in each house.
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