Milene Larsson
There's a Tiny Chance Pussy Riot Could Be Released Tomorrow
However, it could technically take up to six months for a new amnesty bill that would effectively free them to come into effect. This summer I spoke with Katya Samutsevich, Pussy Riot's guitarist, about the fight to get her fellow baclava-clad band...
These Guys Are Trying to Destroy Russia's Anti-Gay Law by Getting Screwed by It
Convicted gay rights activists want to attract the attention of The European Court of Human Rights.
The Warrior Women of Asgarda
The ladies of Asgarda are self-proclaimed descendants of the legendary Amazon warrior women who, according to myth, once roamed parts of what is now Ukraine. We traveled to the Carpathian Mountains in Western Ukraine to attend one of Asgarda’s...
Femen: 'We're Not Run by Men'
Femen's topless activists have had a rough few months. Since our film about them was released earlier this year, three activists have been jailed in Tunisia, their...
Blood Sacrifice in Sumba
Sumba, an island in the Indonesian archipelago. It is the setting for annual ritual battles called Pasola. A fight between rival clans that hurl spears on horseback, to "fertilize" the soil with spilled human blood.
Blood Sacrifice in Sumba - Trailer
Sumba is an island the size of Jamaica in the Indonesian archipelago that has been cut off from the rest of the world for so long that its ancient animistic traditions survive to this day. It is the setting for ritual battles called Pasola which take...
Femen - Sextremism in Paris
The topless protest group Femen started out in the Ukraine in 2008. Today, it's a global movement with more than 300 topless warriors.
We Spoke to Femen About Their Topless Tunisian Protest
Yesterday, three members of the feminist activist group Femen staged a topless protest outside the Ministry of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia. It is thought to be the first topless feminist protest to ever take place in the Arab world.
Femen Are Being Attacked by Nazis and Sent to Prison
Femen's Paris headquarters is under siege by neo-Nazis. And last week, they found out that Tunisian Femen activist Amina Tyler, the 19-year-old who was drugged and given a virginity test after posting topless protest pictures of herself on Facebook...
I Spent the Weekend Watching Topless Feminists Piss Off Neo-Nazis
Last Friday, I took the Eurostar from London to Paris to meet the topless feminist protest group Femen. Originally based in the Ukraine, the organization has since spread out across the world. The idea was to film the buildup to Femen's next protest...