CPH:DOX: Change Makers: important topics, varying quality
The non-competitive «Change Makers» section presented critical works provoking a wave of necessary discussions in society.
DOK.REVUE: Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened
Olaf Möller remembers Karel Vachek, who died in December 2020 at the age of 80
DOK.REVUE: Shooting about Kundera
Documentarian Miloslav Šmídmajer describes the process of making a documentary about Milan Kundera with the working title Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance.
MEDIA: A painful scandal about reality representation
Elke Lehrenkrauss' film Lovemobil has caused a chain of vibrant reactions in Germany's media.
GENRE: The Process Genre. Cinema and the Aesthetic of Labor (auth: Salomé Aguilera Skvirsky)
In a deliciously written book, Salomé Aguilera Skvirsky delineates, dissects, and names a visual genre we are all familiar with but have not yet learned to appreciate its full potential and implications.
GENDER: Good Wife, Wise Mother (auth: Anne-Stine Johnsbråten)
An exclusive insight into the different roles Japanese women play in society.
ART: Conflictual Aesthetics: Artistic Activism and the Public Sphere (auth: Oliver Marchart)
Though many of today's patrons use art as a giant advertising pillar, what can art still do when politicians lie?
MEDIA: The Media Manifesto (auth: Justin Schlosberg, …)
Profiling, information control, behavior-regulating nudges and the sale of personal data should prove to be the reality, rather than the realisation of the internet as a publicist network.
LATE MODERNITY: The Uncontrollability of the World (auth: Hartmut Rosa)
People today are gaining more and more control over their surroundings – but are losing touch with the world. Where is the limit for measurements, quality assurances, quantifications and bureaucratic routines?
COVID-19: Everything Must Change!: The World after Covid-19 (auth: Renata Avila, …)
A gathering of influential voices from around the world to weigh in on the progressive possibilities in the wake of COVID-19.
DOK.REVUE: Women on Women (auth: Barbora Baronová)
A reflection on women documentarians inspired by Barbora Baronová’s book Women on Women.
SOCIAL CHANGE: Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change (auth: Caty Borum Chattoo)
Essential reading for all who want to better understand what makes our time the documentary golden age
