Content warning: this article contains mention of death. The air around Grenfell Tower is heavy, five years after the fire that claimed the lives of 72 residents. It’s heavy with the tears of the families who have gathered at the site to mourn their loved ones, heavy with longing for all the lives that could have been, and heavy with the quiet strength of a community that is still confronting a disaster of unimaginable scale. Jo is standing with her cousin before the memorial wall, pointing ou

Right now, the UK government is pushing ahead with its most comprehensive attempt to essentially close the country’s borders to those who can’t afford to pay their way in. An already horribly hostile environment is about to get that much more aggressive. Which makes it a bleakly relevant time for the release of a new documentary from British Indian filmmaker Sonita Gale that examines the diverse experiences of certain migrant communities at the sharp end of the policy. Hostile is Gale’s debut f