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Kim Longinotto On Fostering Intimacy With Her Subjects and Giving a Voice to Women’s Stories in Dreamcatcher


Kim Longinotto has to be approaching some kind of record, if she hasn’t already broken it. This year she returns to the Festival for a fifth time with a documentary feature (The Day I Will Never Forget in 2003, Sisters In Law in 2006, Salma in 2013, and Rough Aunties took home the World Cinema Grand Jury prize in 2008) the latest in a 30-year, career-spanning project of giving a voice, face and human complexity to women’s stories around the world.

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Increase in Fees for Instrumental/Vocal lessons from September 2026

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

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Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

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Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

Summer 2026 Examinations

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The Guardian ZEN Film Studies GCE Documentary Stories We Tell Kim Longinotto International Association Revision Health Year 9 Options Festival Cinema Year 12 Mrs Davy Film Independent A Level Drama Pan's Labyrinth Productions GCSE Drama Year 13 March Spike Lee Internet Safety

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