“HEBREW IS A BIG PART OF MY LIFE. I’M NOT A RELIGIOUS JEW, BUT SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS ARE CENTRAL TO MY WORK AND LIFE”

Jewish American filmmaker Nina Menkes has been a pioneer of independent cinema since the 1980s, challenging conventions through her unwavering and unique vision. The BFI Southbank is currently running a retrospective of her work, in light of which Menkes sits down to chat with critic and lecturer Dr Julia Wagner. Menkes discusses her latest documentary, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power; the significance of being a child of parents who fled the Holocaust; and the visual and aural style of her films.

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Jewish Renaissance/ May 16, 2023, By Julia Wagner