by Catriona | 2 Apr, 2018 | BRAVA Interviews, Issue 04
Margaret Atwood describes The Gift, by Lewis Hyde, as ‘a book about the core nature of what it is that artists do, and also about the relation of these activities to our overwhelmingly commercial society.’ Bill Viola has called it ‘the best book I have read on what it...
by Catriona | 2 Apr, 2018 | BRAVA Interviews, Issue 04
From Under the Rubble (2017) is a documentary feature about a peaceful, close-knit family of farmers in Gaza – the Samounis – 48 members of whom were killed when they were herded into a house by the Israeli Defence Force and then fired upon, as part of...
by Catriona | 2 Apr, 2018 | BRAVA Books & Films, BRAVA Interviews, Issue 04
The Breast Archives explores the Western woman’s relationship with her breasts – a relationship that’s far from simple. In this documentary, nine women offer illuminating perspectives, in a series of provocative conversations, into the contexts and environments that...
by Catriona | 1 Apr, 2018 | BRAVA Books & Films, Issue 04
by Catriona Mitchell Ladies, forget Netflix. I just made a wonderful discovery. It’s called the Women’s Voices Now Online Film Archive, and it offers a plethora of well-curated documentary films made by and/or about women, from far-flung parts of the globe. For...
by Catriona | 1 Apr, 2018 | BRAVA Guidance & Tips, Issue 04
By Catriona Mitchell Did you know that by 2019, video is predicted to account for a staggering 80% of the way people consume content on the Internet? Video (including live-streaming options such as Facebook live and Instagram stories) is the communication tool du jour...