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WEIJUN CHENG: Lessons in Chinese Democracy
The long-awaited “Why Democracy” films will be broadcast worldwide this autumn. One is the Chinese Please Vote for Me. DOX met director Weijun Chen in Adelaide, Australia, earlier this year.
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A heartbreaking story
When Norma Khouri’s “memoir”, “Forbidden Love”, the heartbreaking story about her Jordanian friend stabbed to death by her father because she fell in love with a Christian man
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A prison made of nature
An unspoilt white beach, bordered by lush green cliffs, palm trees gently swaying in the wind, and huge, white-capped waves rolling tirelessly against the shore make up the breathtaking scenery that opens Paul Cox’s documentary «Kalaupapa – Heaven».
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A documentary about the story of Electronic Music Studios
I must admit, I was not immediately seduced by the idea of watching a documentary about the story of EMS (Electronic Music Studios), most famous for its legacy, the VCS3, Britain’s first synthesizer and rival of the American Moog
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TURKISH WOMEN’S OUTLOOK: From the Bridge between East and West
Although there is practically no market for documentary films in Turkey, a vivid, independent film scene has developed over the past few years, reflecting the lebensgefühl and the social and political awareness of filmmakers who grew up in the dual culture of a country struggling to define its pivotal place as a bridge between East…