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Double observation
Not much is going on in Maite Alberdi’s The Lifeguard – but in that nothingness, we get to see something.
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Tip of the iceberg
Peak shows what climate change actually means to people. A majestic scope of images, but does the film’s slow attitude become an obstacle to its themes?
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A unique monthly opportunity
"The Moon Inside You" is a personal journey into the mysteries and many prejudices surrounding menstruation. But director Diana Fabiánová’s attempt to tell the whole story causes a lack of focus in the film and makes it feel fumbling.
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BYDGOSZCZ 2011: The art of cinematography
Plus Camerimage Festival is a great place for documentary filmmakers to brush up on their visual skills and reflections.
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THESSALONIKI 2011: Bodily experience
The sensual, muscular level of a documentary is often overshadowed by theme, style and ethical issues. At Doc Fest 13 in Thessaloniki Steffen Moestrup tried to focus on the bodily aspects of the screened documentaries.
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Some things only come out at night
Nikolaus Geyrhalter travels to the dark side of a Europe filled with lives at night: loneliness, sadness, death, refugees, drunken and somewhat foolish people, sex for money, illness and surveillance.
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The adrenalin rush
World had hacked their way into the voicemail systems of both celebrities and private persons such as the missing teenager Milly Dowler who was later found murdered.