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Afghan films at Tribeca
This item was broadcast on BBC World Service radio, in April 2007.
The Tribeca Film festival, founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal to regenerate Lower Manhattan following the September the 11th attacks, is in its sixth year. As ever, the organisers have tried to strike a balance between attention-grabbing blockbusters – such as the [...]
Robert Wilson - Trailblazer
This edition of the BBC World Service documentary strand, Close-Up, focused on the work of pioneering American theatre director Robert Wilson. Presenter Harriet Gilbert interviewed Wilson himself. I reported from the launch party of his redeveloped Watermill Centre on Long Island, speaking with artists inspired by Wilson, among them actress Isabella Rosselini and songwriter Lou Reed.
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