RITA DI SANTO assesses the winners of the most politically charged festival to date
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Woes of a whistleblower
A new documentary details the trials and tribulations of Chelsea Manning — and they're still not over, says MARIA DUARTE
KATARZYNA KOSMALA introduces a retrospective by one of the most significant figures in contemporary US photography
MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas
XY Chelsea (15)
Directed by Tim Travers Hawkins
“IF YOU had free rein over classified networks and you saw incredible things, awful things. What would you do?”
This is one of the most poignant questions explored in this eye-opening look at the life and career of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, a trans woman soldier in the US army who, having witnessed such “awful things,” instigated the largest leak of secrets in US history.
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