A Conversation with Filmmaker Natasha Cox

A conversation with filmmaker Natasha Cox about documentary, participation , ethics and trauma informed journalism.

This event is part of the MCCS Community Lectures series, hosted by the School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths. It is free and open to all staff, students and members of the public.

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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Natasha Cox joins MCCS’ Tassia Kobylinska, for a conversation and screenings of clips from her films ; including the multiple award winning Life and Death in Gaza (2024), critically acclaimed investigative film, Perfume's Dark Secret (2024), Crisis Pregnancy Centres Uncovered (2023) and Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World? (2019). The discussion will explore documentary practices, trauma informed journalism and participatory film practices and ethics. Natasha started out as a student of BA English and Communications, and her trajectory to award winning documentary filmmaker will be of great interest to students.

Natasha Cox is a filmmaker, known for her films that tackle social issues, human rights, and investigations. She directed 'Life and Death in Gaza' (2024) for BBC Storyville/ BBC Eye, it won a BAFTA and was the most nominated documentary film at the 2025 BAFTA Awards. She also made the critically acclaimed investigative films for BBC, C4 and Arte. She was a researcher alongside MCCS’ Des Freedman and Vana Goblot for the Public Service Television Inquiry in 2016, and contributed written chapters for the book, A Future for Public Service Television, published in 2018.

Tassia Kobylinska is the convenor for UG Documentary and Alternative and Experimental Filmmaking in MCCS. She is a also an award winning filmmaker with a particular interest in trauma informed processes in participatory filmmaking in international aid and INGO contexts. She co-produced the award winning exhibition My Home is Not My Home which toured nationally and internationally 2019 – 2022 with the Voice of Domestic Workers and University of York’s Joyce Jiang. She co-directed the award winning C4 news feature, The Domestic Slaves Rescued from London’s Richest Streets with MCCS’ Professor Sue Clayton in 2023.

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