Lucy Lawless is best known to the world as an actor. She first came to audiences’ attention playing the iconic Xena in the fantasy television series, Xena: Warrior Princess. Since then she has gone on to appear in the likes of The X-Files, Ash vs Evil Dead, and even guest starred in a Halloween episode of The Simpsons. Lucy Lawless however, has more strings to her bow than acting, and in recent years has transitioned into directing, with the documentary Never Look Away providing her debut in the role. The subject of Lucy Lawless’ Never Look Away is the late CNN combat camerawoman, Margaret Moth. The unbelievable, yet entirely true, story of award-winning journalist, Margaret Moth, is brought to vivid light by Lawless.
An inspirational and unflinching biography, which includes both testimonials from the people who knew and worked with Moth, and dramatic footage from the war zones she covered, Never Look Away delves into the life and work of an incredible woman, a true pioneer known for her tireless work to capture catastrophic events and atrocities on film, no matter the risk. After her first assignment to cover the riots that followed Gandhi’s assassination in India, she would go on to travel to the heart of the most dangerous conflicts in the world including the Persian Gulf War, the Bosnian War and the 2006 Lebanon War. However, underneath her fearless persona, candid interviews with colleagues and family reveal a self-destructive and emotionally fraught woman who would struggle when anything got in the way of her appetite for adrenaline and efforts to document the worst of humanity.
Never Look Away screened earlier this year at London’s Sundance Film Festival. During the event, we were able to speak to Lucy Lawless about her new career path. Watch the video below to discover why Margaret Moth was the perfect subject, and why her story should be known by everyone.
Kaleidoscope Entertainment presents Never Look Away in UK cinemas from 2nd December.
