Siobhan McGuirk
Epitaph to a generation: John Akomfrah interview March 2012Siobhan McGuirk speaks to John Akomfrah about his new film – and the 2011 riots
Occupy: A turning point in US politics? December 2011Siobhan McGuirk visits the Occupy camp in Washington DC
Crowd allowed August 2011Siobhan McGuirk on the way inspiring new documentary Just Do It was made
Film review: Unwrapping the drugs debate July 2011Siobhan McGuirk reviews ‘Cocaine Unwrapped’, a documentary that asks good questions but avoids too many answers
From kitchen sink to fish tank June 2011Siobhan McGuirk traces the history of social realism in British cinema as the genre starts to make a comeback
Youth rises against bloodshed in Mexico, armed with poetry and art April 2011Maria Felix and Siobhan McGuirk report on the growing protest backlash against the war on drugs in Mexico.
Mexico: The casualties of war February 2011Behind the bloody headlines of Mexico’s war on drugs, creeping militarism and corruption is silencing public dissent. Government policy failures are leading to social breakdown, writes Siobhan McGuirk with Maria Felix
Media empowerment September 2010Siobhan McGuirk talks to the Adbusters Media Foundation
From Barking to Venice September 2010Siobhan McGuirk meets collaborative art and architecture practice muf
All together now July 2010The feminist fightback against cuts needs to come from the grassroots, says Siobhan McGuirk
Putting the protest back in Pride July 2010Siobhan McGuirk reports on the fight to reclaim Pride in Manchester and beyond
Slash and burn at the Beeb July 2010The BBC has barely been out of the headlines in recent months, not least since the publication of its major strategy review. Siobhan McGuirk asked trade unionists and industry figures what they think needs to change at the corporation
Beating Burma’s blackout December 2009The film Burma VJ brings Burma's struggle for freedom into close proximity to its audience and is generating new solidarity efforts as a result. Siobhan McGuirk investigates
Essay response: Many paths June 2009A revitalised left needs to consider what exactly it wants before it can determine how to achieve it, says Siobhan McGuirk
Occupations against the Occupation May 2009Siobahn McGuirk reports from the student occupation at the University of Manchester, the longest in the wave of student militancy over Gaza
Wake up and smell the roses April 2008Campaigners are exposing the conditions that predominantly women workers suffer in Kenya to bring cheap cut flowers to western Europe, writes Siobhan McGuirk
Letting people speak March 2008Siobhan McGuirk talks to Kim Longinotto about the growing interest in documentaries, their potential power to move and stir people and explores what kind of documentaries give people a sense of agency