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Safe—stories of survival

Safe—a new digital theatre production—tells the real stories of four young LGBT+ people facing homelessness or living in difficult circumstances

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I Blame Society—how to make a killing in a sexist industry

I Blame Society is a mockumentary about film industry sexism with a dose of serial murder dropped in

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Deutschland ’89—the end of Communism and the big grey mess of history

The Deutschland TV series’ writer and creator Anna Winger told Socialist Worker how it combines truth and fiction

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Greta Thunberg’s fight to force action for the climate

A BBC documentary focuses on the climate activist who inspired a movement. But Thunberg insists it’s not all about one person

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Seaspiracy—is there something fishy behind ocean pollution?

Seaspiracy has a great deal to say about capitalism’s damage of our oceans from pollution and species destruction

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The Mauritanian gives a face to the victims of US torture

This is the true story of a man locked in Guantanamo Bay without charge for 14 years

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Menace and mystery in jumpy psychological horror The Night

The Night is a horror movie set largely in a small space with just a handful of characters

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Ahoy, matey! Pirate series treasures truth of high seas

Gabby Thorpe urges Socialist Worker readers to get beyond this docudrama’s corny characters and misshapen plots, and embrace their inner raider

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The truth behind the Khashoggi killing

The Dissident is the true story of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Arabian journalist who walked into his country’s consul in Istanbul and disappeared.

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Black Power in Britain—as told by those who fought

A new BBC documentary tells the history of anti-racist resistance in the 60s and 70s, featuring interviews with leading activists

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The case of Britney Spears, mental distress and the state

The documentary Framing Britney Spears has lifted the lid on the ugly world of profit and exploitation behind the celebrity glamour

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BBC doc exposes systemic racism behind Covid deaths

Black, Asian and minority ethnic patients are dying in disproportionate numbers from Covid-19. Actor David Harewood felt compelled to discover the reasons why

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How the FBI killed the ‘black messiah’ Fred Hampton

Judas and the Black Messiah tells the true story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. It captures the spirit of a revolutionary

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New slowthai album TYRON is more thoughtful—but less angry

Slowthai’s new album TYRON is one of two halves—the first brash and loud, the second more introspective

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Archie Shepp balances hope and despair on Let My People Go

In an era when many artists shun political affiliations, veteran saxophonist Archie Shepp makes a point of wearing his on his sleeve

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Adam Curtis mixes stunning images with dodgy politics

Can’t Get You Out of My Head looks far more interesting than many things on TV, but it puts the blame on ordinary people

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Folklore and forest fires in Brazilian fantasy Invisible City

Netflix’s newest fantasy series blends Brazilian folklore with environmental issues to bring an enchanting fable

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Cop drama Bloodlands touches on the Troubles

Bloodlands sees James Nesbitt star as a cop on the hunt for a serial killer

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Trump Takes On the World gives an insight into how he ruled

The second episode of Trump Takes On the World airs this week. It’s a glimpse inside the ruthless workings of US imperialism

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Satire, plotting and snark in Slough House

This, the seventh outing, sees right wingers marching on the street and tech empires trying to buy into the state.

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