Touring Port-au-Prince’s graveyard (guided by a goat)
(Gede Vizyon)
The Haitian goat Britis proves an excellent mute guide at the Grand Cimetière in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, squeezing through narrow passageways as he inquisitively scurries from crypt to crypt.
The knot in the heart
For almost 50 years, the photographer Eugene Richards has documented a variety of destinies, from crack addicts to people in emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals. What has driven him?
Theo Angelopoulos, the filmmaker of migration
(Letter to Theo)
In Letter to Theo, French director Élodie Lélu revisits Angelopoulos’ unfinished film, reminiscing on their collaborative work on the project that was in some ways prophetic of the present-day Greece.
Intimacy versus American convention
(Reconstructing Utøya / 22 July)
Between the two recent films depicting the Utøya massacre, Reconstructing Utøya is the one that succeeds.
Zero conference and Nobel prices
If you are prone to dismiss warnings about environmental destruction as exaggerations, you might as well stop reading right away.
Does the end justify the means?
(A River Below)
The power of science versus the power of television in the attempt to save the pink river dolphin.
A female role model
A new year, new opportunities. 17 years ago, Charlotte Horton left the UK for Italy, where she’s devoted her time to restoring Potentino castle. We meet to discuss the ecological attitude to life, local traditions, democracy and micro-politics.
The Cuban veteran for whom the Revolution lives on
(To War)
As his country slowly moves past its communist decades, a Cuban veteran is stuck in the past.
A hilarious examination of the human condition
(Mussolini’s Sister)
An intimate portrait of a sarcastic elderly Palestinian woman's life, relationships, regrets and bitterness enlightened by flashes of dark humour.
To set out for the Moon
(Hamada)
Hamada turns the attention to the rocky, wind-eroded desert of the Western Sahara, where the Sahrawi people have resided in refugee camps for more than 40 years.
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