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Woman as a Victim of the Afghan System

AFGHANISTAN: In 2021, Doclisboa dedicated one of its programme blocks to the topic of women in the patriarchal society of Afghanistan. While the two films screened, Orchestra from the Land of Silence (2020) and Oh Dear Sara (2021), differ in many ways, their chilling message takes on a particularly intense dimension given the current situation in the Middle East.
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Searching for Freedom

INTERVIEW: Slovak director Lucie Kašová reveals her relationship to the subjects of both documentaries and shares her personal stance on the socio-political changes that have shaped the situation in Afghanistan in recent months.
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Unusual perspectives on stigmatised subjects: Interview with Frida and Lasse Barkfors

GUNS: Jan Kinzl speaks with Frida and Lasse Barkfors on the third part of their social stigma trilogy, Raising a School Shooter.
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Change Makers: important topics, varying quality

CPH:DOX: The non-competitive «Change Makers» section presented critical works provoking a wave of necessary discussions in society.
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