James Lewis

The Welsh journalist Gareth Jones who first brought this to the attention of the UK public came from Barry and his book/diaries of the famine "Tell them we're starving" is a harrowing read. Theres currently a campaign to have a plaque erected in his name on the Knap in Barry where he grew up.

When the clouds part over Nebraska On Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

On Scott Cooper's Boss biopic:

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The Georgian mothers fighting for their jailed sons The women of Georgia have seen their children locked up by the government. Now they want them back

New piece for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social about a day spent with the mothers of imprisoned Georgian activists, written with @poppyaskham.bsky.social:

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Dancing fabrics and contested poetry: inside Georgia’s resilient animation scene Georgian artists continue to demonstrate the medium’s capacity to spread joy, even amidst difficult political circumstances.

Recent piece for @ocmedia.bsky.social on Georgian animation, with photos by Poppy Askham:

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Damian Kocur: “I don't have the moral right to show the war as it is because I am not Ukrainian” People continue to suffer on the front line of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. However, those more removed from the fighting also face great mental anguish. This is the reality that drives the Po...

My interview feature from June for @neweasterneurope.eu, on Damian Kocur's startling Under the Volcano:

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Soft Rain's A-Gonna Fall On A Complete Unknown

From early this year, airing some grievances about James Mangold's Dylan biopic:
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