The Human Frame
My work, as an actor and human rights campaigner, sits at the crossroads of human rights and the arts, exploring how creativity can reveal the deeper truths of what it means to be human. Through The Human Frame, I bring together artists, activists, and thinkers to explore how performance can become a form of resistance, empathy, and change.
Episodes
17 episodes
Witness Through Art: Maddy Crowther on Sudan, Genocide & the Power of Children’s Drawings
In this Human Rights Day special of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Maddy Crowther, co–executive director of Waging Peace and long-time human rights advocate dedic...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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46:38
Surviving Silence: Nuria Zyden on Uyghur Identity, Transnational Oppression, and the Fight to Prevent Genocide
In this urgent and deeply moving episode of The Human Frame, Łucja speaks with Nuria Zyden, an Uyghur activist using her voice to confront an ongoing Uyghur genocide.Nuria shares her personal journey of growing up in Chin...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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45:39
The Anatomy of Storytelling: Melanie Spencer on Writing, Process & Reinvention
In this thoughtful and energising episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Melanie Spencer, writer, director, creative coach, and long-time architect of stories, to explore the deep connections between creativity, identity, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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56:38
Documenting the Future: Sheila Hayman on AI, Migration & the Power of Storytelling
In this thought-provoking episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Sheila Hayman, a BAFTA and BAFTA Fulbright-winning documentary filmmaker whose work explores the shifting borders between technology, humanity, and storytelling.S...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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50:36
Through the Lens of Migration: Chiara Fabbro on Documentary Photography, Consent and Human Rights
In this powerful episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Chiara Fabbro, an Italian documentary photographer whose work illuminates the lived realities of migration, displacement, and human rights abuses across the globe.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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49:41
Directing Disruption: Fay Beck on I XXXX My Sex Doll, the Politics of Art and Making Films That Bite
In this thought-provoking episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Fay Beck, a filmmaker, director, and founder of Beck Academy of Dramatic Art and Aberrant Gene Films, and acting coach whose work pushes against the boun...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:02:43
Drawing the Line: Zuza Kamińska on Art and Abortion Rights in Poland
In this thought-provoking episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Zuza Kamińska, a Polish artist, writer, and activist whose work pushes against societal norms and confronts the political policing of bodies, identity, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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47:05
My Body Is Not Your Country: Marta Bonito on Migration, Identity & the Stage
In this thought-provoking episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Marta, a Portuguese-based writer, performer, actor and theatre-maker whose work explores the intersections of body, migration, identity, and resistance.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:22
Facing Forward: Crystal Marshall on Facial Difference, Acting & Rewriting Beauty Standards
In this powerful episode of The Human Frame, Łucja chats with Crystal Marshall, actor, advocate, and ambassador for Changing Faces UK, to explore her journey through osteo...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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49:12
The Truthful Actor: Martina Avogadri on I XXXX My Sex Doll & Radical Storytelling
In this episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Martina Avogadri, actor, teacher, and founder of
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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44:09
Beyond the Headlines: Mita on Advocacy, Documentaries and the Reality of Seeking Asylum in the UK
In this episode of The Human Frame, Łucja speaks with Mita, a human rights advocate, consultant, and documentary producer whose work is shaped profoundly by her own lived experience.Mita shares their personal journey of n...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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48:54
Beyond the Spotlight: Willow Stone on Drag, Womanhood & Rising Above Hostility
In this episode of The Human Frame, Łucja speaks with Willow Stone, a drag performer, model, trans woman, and powerful advocate for trans rights, about the transformative force of performance and the politics of visibility in to...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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37:35
Acting, Activism & Access: Lois Tallulah on Creating Space for Female & Non-Binary Filmmakers
In this episode, Łucja sits down with Lois Tallulah, actress, director, and founder of Shorties, a platform dedicated to elevating female and non-binary filmmakers. Lois shares her unexpected path into the creative industries, fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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49:37
Under Taliban Rule: Homira May on Hazara Survival, Gender Apartheid and Global Accountability
In this powerful conversation, Łucja speaks with Homira May, a Hazara rights activist, about the ongoing persecution of Hazaras in Afghanistan and the escalating system of gender apartheid under Taliban rule.Homira shares her pers...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:28
Deepfake Divas: Holly Renaut on AI, Acting, Voice Work and the Battle for Digital Consent
In this urgent and eye-opening episode, Łucja speaks with Holly Renaut, actress, voice and dialect coach, writer and director, to explore how AI is reshaping the acting industry.Together, they dive into the rise of deepfakes, v...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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54:54
Escaping the System: Olga Borisova’s Journey from Russian Police to Pussy Riot Rebel
In this powerful episode of The Human Frame, Łucja speaks with Olga Borisova, a core member of Pussy Riot, about her extraordinary journey from working inside the Russian police force to becoming an internationally recogn...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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