James Lewis

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James Lewis is a freelance writer based between Cardiff and Tbilisi. His work has appeared in New Eastern Europe and The Cambridge Language Collective.

Reviews

Review | The Northeast Winds and Goodnight, Mister Stalin — two films on Gori, Stalin, and loss

by James Lewis

•8 min read

These two documentaries set in Stalin’s home of Gori offer two tonally different reflections on his enduring cult of personality in modern Georgia.

Georgia

Dancing fabrics and contested poetry: inside Georgia’s resilient animation scene

by James Lewis

•8 min read

Georgian artists continue to demonstrate the medium’s capacity to spread joy, even amidst difficult political circumstances.

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