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The Camera Never Lies

FOUND FOOTAGE MOVIES HAVE virtually become a genre in themselves over the past 25 years. But while most are patched together from old VHS or iPhone clips, few make use of unearthed footage from eight decades ago. That’s the conceit behind LOLA, a low-budget but toweringly inventive feature from first-time director Andrew Legge about two sisters who, during the early days of the Second World War, create a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the future.

“I liked the idea of doingmovie but a slightly different version, as LOLA isn’t a time machine.”

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