Columnist

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.

Latest Articles

  • By Jesse Lawrence

    Apathy in Violent Times

    A still from Anima State, Hamad Khan, 2013. ...

  • By Jesse Lawrence

    Art and Punishment

    Soudabeh ArdavanPrison Sketches©Soudabeh Ardavan...

  • By Jesse Lawrence

    Behind Closed Doors

    Mother and child portrait. (Hengameh Golestan)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 photographs capture the lives of women leading up to and during the 1979...

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