Image by Jorge Colombo
Understanding Orwell: The Biographer’s Art
Featuring
D.J. Taylor, Liesl Schillinger, and a short film by Sahm McGlynn, commissioned for the festival, featuring Waris Ahulwalia and inspired by “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
DOUBLEPLUSGOOD
Featuring
Pond Wave, Andrea Wittgens, Lena Kaminsky, Lyra Vega, Bank Of Ireland, Julian Jimenez, Anna Copacabanna
Rebecca Solnit: Orwell’s Roses
Featuring
Rebecca Solnit, Parul Sehgal, and a short film by G. Anthony Svatek, commissioned for the festival, with Tilda Swinton narrating "Some Thoughts on the Common Toad"
Margin Call: On Low Lifes and Feral Cities
Featuring
Lucy Sante, Sukhdev Sandhu, Jeremiah Moss, and a short film by Jem Cohen commissioned for the festival with Lucy Sante narrating "The Moon Under Water"
Why They Write: Three Masters of Non-Fiction on Poverty, Propaganda, and Lies.
Featuring
Barbara Demick, Peter Pomerantsev, Azmat Khan, Ilya Marritz
Alive or Existing?
June 18 at 2:00pm, 2:15pm, 2:30pm, and 2:45pm
Featuring
Manon Manavit, Hazen Cuyler, Willow Gatewood