Little White Lies Magazine | Issue 98

It’s a thrill for us to announce a collaboration with Pakistani illustrator Shezil Malik, whose work focuses primarily on women’s stories from her home country. Her amazing portfolio can be viewed at shehzil.com.

Elsewhere in the issue we have excellent new work from artists Stéphanie Sergeant, Shin-Yeon Moon, Suleman Aqeel Khilji, Dan Evans and Vidhya Nagarajan.

Lead Review: Polite Society
Fatima Sheriff writes in praise of Nida Manzoor’s exuberant feature debut.

The Big Boss
Soma Ghosh in conversation with writer/director Nida Manzoor on fighting, feminism and generational schisms.

Make ’Em Laugh
A brief history of filmmakers who have made sitcoms (and sitcom makers who have directed films).

Fist of Fury
Hannah Strong meets Polite Society’s feisty lead, Priya Kansara, to talk the epic prep required to play a teen stuntwoman-in-the-making.

Way of the Dragon
David Jenkins chats to Ritu Arya about her eclectic career path and forging bonds with the cast and crew of Polite Society.

Throwing Punches
Anna Bogutskaya meets Shaina West, a social media sensation and movie stuntwoman on the cusp of superstardom.

Pitch Perfect
Three essays looking back at the Brit-Asian sensation, Bend it Like Beckham, on the occasion of its 20th birthday.

The Walking of Peckham 123
Rōgan Graham takes a stroll around the haunts of Peckham and Brixton with Rye Lane director, Raine Allen-Miller.

On the Wall
A confessional dossier in which a host of LWLies writers tell us about how they decorated their teenage bedroom walls.