Manifesting destiny
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS: Promised dominion over their own rainforest territory, Brazil’s Uru-eu-wau-wau people have since faced illegal incursions from mining companies and land-grabbing invasions spurred on by right-wing politicians.
The «good old days» myth
TECH: As society suffers from increased digital anxiety and ecological collapse, Big Tech continues to push its nostalgia-based feedback loop of utopian myth.
DocPoint wraps with increased audiences, national & international award announcements
DocPoint, Finland’s biggest documentary film festival ended yesterday, 6 February. Held mainly online between 31 January – 6 February, the
Millennium Docs Against Gravity to feature Susan Sontag retrospective
The 19th Millennium Docs Against Gravity (12 – 22 May 2022) will present both the first documentary films, as well
CPH:DOX taps climate change documentary as 2022 opening film
The Danish film Into the Ice by Lars Henrik Ostenfeld has been selected as the opening film for #CPH:DOX on
A place everyone wants to see, but no one wants to protect
VENICE: The high tide is man-made, as are the large technical river barriers, which are also described as a giant scam.
A war frozen in time
UKRAINE: French war journalist Loup Bureau directs an immersive cinematic journey through the last conflict on European soil.
Sunny Side of the Doc announces 2022 Global Pitch selections, jury
From 180 projects issued from 47 countries, Sunny Side of the Doc has announced its 12 global projects to pitch
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.