George MacKay, Shirin Neshat, Richard Thomas
George MacKay on his new film The True History of the Kelly Gang. Iranian artist Shirin Neshat on her new exhibition.
George Mackay, star of BAFTA winning film 1917, talks about his latest, The True History of the Kelly Gang, inspired by Peter Carey's novel about Australia's most infamous outlaw, Ned Kelly.
Iranian artist Shirin Neshat discusses her new exhibition Land of Dreams, which explores the experience of minorities in Trump鈥檚 America, and the fractious relationship between Iran and the US through photography and film.
Earlier this month, Front Row announced our Risk List 鈥� the top ten riskiest artworks of the 21st Century. Jerry Springer - The Opera ranked 5th for its outrageous combination of trash TV with opera that garnered over 55,000 complaints when it was broadcast. Creator Richard Thomas talks about how attitudes to offence have changed since 2000, when the opera was first staged.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Timothy Prosser
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George MacKay
The film is in UK cinemas from 28 February 2020, and in Irish cinemas from 06 March 2020, certificate 18.
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Main image above: George MacKay as Ned Kelly in True History of the Kelly Gang.
Image to the left: Samira Ahmed (Left) with George MacKay,
Shirin Neshat
Land of Dreams, Shirin Neshat's exhibition,听 is at the Goodman Gallery, London听 from 20 February - 28 March 2020.
Image: Shirin Neshat, , 2019.
courtesy Shirin Neshat and Goodman Gallery
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