Contributions from Laura Venning | Little White Lies

Contributor Laura Venning

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The Story of Looking

by Laura Venning

Documentary maker Mark Cousins gets personal with this eye-opening essay film about the history of human vision.

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Ahead of the Curve

by Laura Venning

This engaging documentary celebrates the work of an iconic lesbian publication and its fearsome creator.

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Frankie

by Laura Venning

Writer/​director Ira Sachs misses a trick with this ambling family drama set in a picturesque Portuguese town.

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In Praise Of

How Gillian Armstrong feminised Australian Cinema

by Laura Venning

In 1979, the first Australian film directed by a woman since the silent era signalled a new dawn for female authorship.

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