Lights, camera, cut: Censorship in Chinese cinema
My feature for Index on Censorship exploring the fine line directors and screenwriters tread to balance artistic integrity and profitability.
Turning en pointe
The man who inspired Mao’s Last Dancer, Li Cunxin, reflects on Chinese ballet’s ‘great leap forward’ into the contemporary age.
Journey of 18,000 kilometres ends with a kiss
An Italian adventurer’s attempt to row from Peru to Australia unexpectedly ends one morning off the coast of my hometown, Newcastle.
