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Carmen Gray
Freelance film critic and regular contributor to Modern Times Review.
  • The Deal, a film by Chiara Sambuchi

    The curse of colonial consumption

    PROSTITUTION: How the Nigerian mafia is able to reach far into Europe to keep trafficked women in prostitution.

  • The Voice of the People, a film by Andreas Wilcke

    Germany’s soft glove of public relations

    POLITICS: A close look at the communication strategies of four MPs from the right-wing populist party AfD.

  • Judges Under Pressure, a film by Kacper Lisowski

    No job for thugs or fools

    JUSTICE: As Poland's court independence increasingly moves in the wrong direction, Polish Judge Igor Tuleya springs into action.

  • The Caviar Connection, a film by Benoît Bringer

    Wining and dining one’s way to endless rule

    JOURNALISM: Despite imprisonment, journalist Khadija Ismayilova exposes the intricate corruption tactics of the families ruling Central Asia.

  • Navalny, a film by Daniel Roher

    The autocrat’s fatal signature

    RUSSIA: A Sundance-winning docu-thriller following the recent attempt on the Russian opposition leader's life.

  • Mr. Landsbergis, a film by Sergei Loznitsa

    The normal person’s revolution

    LITHUANIA: The patience necessary on the path to freedom.

  • Trenches, a film by Loup Bureau

    A war frozen in time

    UKRAINE: French war journalist Loup Bureau directs an immersive cinematic journey through the last conflict on European soil.

  • The Story of Looking, a film by Mark Cousins

    Memories of a lifetime of images

    SENSE: In preparation for eye surgery, Mark Cousins explores the role that visual experience plays in our individual and collective lives.

  • Dark Red Forest,a film by Jin Huaqing

    Rituals of impermanence

    RELIGION: 20,000 female Tibetan Buddhist Monks offer a glimpse into their religious exploration of life’s biggest questions.

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