Contributions from Marina Ashioti | Little White Lies

Contributor Marina Ashioti

Marina Ashioti is a writer, artist, and the Community Editor at Little White Lies. She writes a bi-monthly column on queer visual culture for the magazine, and has had work published in several catalogues, magazines and publications. She is part of the artist collective Endrosia, which co-represented Cyprus at the 60th Venice Biennale.

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A Chiara

by Marina Ashioti

A teenage girl discovers dark family secrets when she investigates the sudden disappearance of her father.

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Donna

by Marina Ashioti

Jay Bedwani presents a captivating portrait of drag icon Donna Personna as she writes a play to commemorate the bravery of her trans sisters.

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Moon, 66 Questions

by Marina Ashioti

Jacqueline Lentzou’s distinctively poetic debut feature offers a heartfelt study of unconventional family dynamics.

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Four images: Man shouting, man with a serious expression, a car interior, woman sipping a drink
Top Ranking

The films of David Cronenberg – ranked

by Marina Ashioti, Charles Bramesco, David Jenkins, Hannah Strong

With a new feature film out in the world, we celebrate the corporeal classics of the Canadian body horror maestro.
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This Much I Know To Be True

by Marina Ashioti

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis perform an intimate yet expansive session at the Battersea Arts Centre. The results are mesmerising.

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Casablanca Beats

by Marina Ashioti

A former rapper sets up a hip-hop programme for the participants of his local youth group in Nabil Ayouch’s well-meaning drama.

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Saint-Narcisse

by Marina Ashioti

Queercore godhead Bruce LaBruce returns with a wild, camp incest odyssey set in 1970s Quebec.

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Prayers For The Stolen

by Marina Ashioti

Tatiana Huezo’s first narrative feature is a masterfully evocative portrait of coming of age in the shadow of Mexico’s narco wars.

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In Praise Of

Discover a classic, booze-fuelled sequence of female self discovery

by Marina Ashioti

In praise of Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment No. 6 and a scene of human connection around shots of moonshine.
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A Night of Knowing Nothing

by Marina Ashioti

The relationship between the art of filmmaking and the necessity of protest lies at the heart of Payal Kapadia’s spellbinding feature debut.

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