documentary Archives - Desperate Living

M.J. Simpson’s experience making the short film Waiting for Gorgo – and the unexpected connection to Guillermo del Toro’s movie.

The Click Trap explores the world of online disinformation – but ironically does so in a rather subjective and biased way.

Film censorship explored in a 1995 BBC season of controversial movies and documentaries that explore the BBFC and British moral attitudes.

The collaboration between Murnau and documentarian Robert Flaherty is a melodramatic and exotic fiction passed off as reality for Western audiences.

Talking to Stuart. S. Shapiro about the controversial and edgy Performance art documentary classic, freshly re-released.

A deep dive into the sequels, reboots and rip-offs that followed Paul Verhoeven’s cult classic.

The documentaries about Kate Bush’s 1979 tour are a refreshing change from her usual trivial treatment on television at the time.

Vintage film footage of a 1960s striptease show in a London pub.

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