Contributions from Sarah Jilani | Little White Lies

Contributor Sarah Jilani

Woman in hijab carrying baby in destroyed urban area.

The documentary filmmakers reframing the refugee crisis

by Sarah Jilani

For Sama and Tiny Souls show the real­i­ties of con­flict and exile through the eyes of women and children.
Hands raised, woman wearing floral print clothing in savannah landscape.

Six emerging African filmmakers you should know about

by Sarah Jilani

These ris­ing stars are pay­ing homage to their cin­e­mat­ic her­itage while break­ing excit­ing new ground.
Monochrome portrait of a middle-aged man with a moustache, looking directly at the camera.

Partition on screen: five essential films

by Sarah Jilani

A look at how cin­e­ma has sep­a­rat­ed the human sto­ries from this major his­tor­i­cal event.
Person with camera filming police officers in riot gear.
Human Rights Watch Film Festival

A new film shows why democracy and the internet are uneasy bedfellows

by Sarah Jilani

Black Code fol­lows ​“cyber stew­ards” from Toronto’s The Cit­i­zen Lab.
Vibrant illustration depicting four women of diverse backgrounds, wearing colourful clothing and carrying baskets or brooms, set against a pastoral landscape.
Festivals

Findings from the 2016 London Feminist Film Festival

by Sarah Jilani

Refugee women from beyond the Mid­dle East made their voic­es heard at this year’s festival.
A group of people on stage at an awards ceremony, including a woman holding an award and a man in a suit holding another award.

Will independent film sink or swim in post-Brexit Britain?

by Sarah Jilani

The knock-on effects of leav­ing the EU are like­ly to be felt for gen­er­a­tions. But it’s not all doom and gloom.
Two women smiling and embracing in front of a crowd of photographers.
Cannes Film Festival

#CannesSoMale? Not So Fast…

by Sarah Jilani

The Cannes Film Fes­ti­val is slow­ly but sure­ly set­ting out to pro­mote gen­der equal­i­ty, and oth­ers will follow.
Four women in dark clothing and sunglasses standing next to a car.
Festivals

Five award-winning Iranian directors you should know about

by Sarah Jilani

Despite fac­ing severe restric­tions Iran’s most impor­tant film­mak­ers con­tin­ue to give its peo­ple a voice.
Two people, a man with a beard and a woman with long blonde hair, standing together on a dark stage.

Can Hollywood win hearts and minds in the Middle East?

by Sarah Jilani

Stu­dios are being recruit­ed to help com­bat IS, yet win­ning over those vul­ner­a­ble to rad­i­cal­i­sa­tion requires a new narrative.
Stylised illustration of a floating stick figure on a swirling blue and pink background.
Short Stuff

Why it’s time to start taking short films seriously

by Sarah Jilani

The medi­um once described as ​“anti-cin­e­ma” is push­ing the bound­aries of the artform.