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Jesse Lawrence

Jesse Lawrence is a London-based filmmaker. His work has appeared on Channel 4 and on the Persian-language broadcaster Marjan Television Network.

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    Behind Closed Doors

    [caption id="attachment_55245031" align="alignnone" width="620"] Mother and child portrait. (Hengameh Golestan)[/caption]Hengameh Golestan’s work intimately documents four decades of life in Iran—she is widely considered to be a pioneer among Iranian female photographers. More poignantly, her photog...

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    Art and Punishment

    [caption id="attachment_55246819" align="alignnone" width="620"]Soudabeh ArdavanPrison Sketches©Soudabeh Ardavan[/caption] The old "suffering artist" cliché takes on a new meaning when it comes to Soudabeh Ardavan. Charged with participating in demonstrations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ar...

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    Apathy in Violent Times

    [caption id="attachment_55247606" align="alignnone" width="620"] A still from Anima State, Hamad Khan, 2013. [/caption] Hammad Khan is clearly a filmmaker on a mission to deconstruct the very mindset of Pakistan itself. His critically acclaimed debut feature, Slackistan, was an exercise in confoundi...

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