Shami Chakrabarti
Director of Liberty
Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, is a frequent contributor to the media on human rights topics. In 2006 she was nominated for Channel Four's "Most Inspiring Political Figure" award and was given a CBE in 2007. She is also a Governor of the BFI.
Q1 Which one film would you wish to share with future generations?
A Matter of Life and Death
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
UK 1946
UK 1946
Powell and Pressburger's feverishly imaginative tour-de-force.
Q2 What excites you about the future of the moving image?
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