Colonial voyeurism revisited
(African Mirror)
It is hard to tell if the archival documentary African Mirror is a rehabilitation of a colonial mind, a critique of colonialism or a piece of essayistic nostalgia over the colonial gaze. Probably it is a mix, and as such, nothing new.
ABOVE US, ABOUT US: Two new documentaries from Rotterdam
This year‘s film festival in Rotterdam unveiled several documentaries and shorts, amongst them Above Us Only Sky – a calming exercise in intellectual and sensual stimulation – and Pelourinho: They Don't Really Care About Us, which proved to be a rough, angry gem of a picture.
No winners, no losers
(Looking for life)
While US Democrats, Republicans and the President bicker over a border wall, Chèche Lavi shows what whimsical policy measures mean to real people.
What do you really know about Donbass? (Other than what you read in the news)
(Donbass)
Loznitsa's journey through the Donbass region is composed of a series of crazy adventures in which the grotesque and the tragic merge.
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.
From «success story» to chaos and confusion
(But Now Is Perfect)
But Now is Perfect tells the story of how a small local village in the south of Italy opened up their community and welcomed refugees seeking a better future in Europe. But it is also a story about loss and tragedy.
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.
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