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Nick Broomfield: 'I was a rebel, causing as much trouble as possible'


The inner life of pop diva Whitney Houston, the murder of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG, America’s first female serial killer … film-maker Nick Broomfield talks closeups, close calls and what drives him to find the truth

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Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

DP/30 @ Sundance '13: Stories We Tell, storyteller Sarah Polley

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25 Years Later, How Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Changed Race Relations In America

Nick Broomfield interview

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Stories We Tell - the Guardian Film Show review

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How Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Still Resonates Today

Stories We Tell - 5 frames analysis

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Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

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Artist in Residence for 2026

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

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