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Finding beauty on the fringes: A look at the work of director Melina Matsoukas

From 2019’s Queen & Slim, to episodes of Insecure and Master of None, Melina Matsoukas has emerged as one of the most exciting directors of today, but she’s been playing a much longer game.

Motion — People

Painting portraits through film: A look at the work of Roxy Rezvany

For Roxy Rezvany, the process of creating a documentary is akin to making someone’s portrait.

Motion

The many faces of London documented by Pablo Escudero

Pablo Escudero contemplates the faces that make up London - a sentiment captured in the styles and spaces of a diverse city

People — Photography, Art

In Fiona Godivier’s short films, the director grapples with the complex nature of humanity

Fiona Godivier’s directorial mark may be familiar to many in the form of music videos for the likes of Jamie T, with his comeback single Between The Rocks (2022), Paul Weller’s Shades of Blue (2021) or Fat White Family’s When I Leave (2019).
Speaking to Present Space over email, Godivier says that working on music videos is a “great way to experiment and play around”. The French-Chilean director has a background in 3D animation as well... Read more

Motion — People

Finding beauty on the fringes: A look at the work of director Melina Matsoukas

Painting portraits through film: A look at the work of Roxy Rezvany

The many faces of London documented by Pablo Escudero

In Fiona Godivier’s short films, the director grapples with the complex nature of humanity

Holding Space for Yourself

In Diana Markosian’s space, what will exist will never be what existed

“Art communicates the topics of the time”: How Thijs Biersteker helps us visualise climate breakdown

In the digitally-designed architecture of Nicholas Préaud, the only constraints are the ones you create

In conversation with Damien Jalet, the choreographer collaborating with artists, directors and musicians