The tragic destiny of Afghan cinema
CINEMA: Marked by violence and oppression, Afghanistan’s recent history, Ariel Nasr’s documentary shows the invaluable nature of cinema.
Letting loose the AI demon
TECHNOLOGY: This chilling and critical AI-documentary almost succumbs to the dark fascinations it depicts, leaving a strong and unsettling impression of nascent digital powers outgrowing human control.
More than just a place to eat
POVERTY: Following the kitchen staff & guests of a North Philadelphia soup kitchen, Petr Lom’s documentary sees firsthand what happens when an undocumented Mexican family asks for sanctuary in its church.
Who are you?
Identity: Porto/Post/Doc is giving an important space on «identity» for a new generation of international authors. We talk with its director, Dario Oliveira.
No use for silence
MEXICO: A portrait of the courageous and tenacious Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui
Journalism, a life risking occupation in Mexico
MEXICO: The incorruptible journalist Carmen Aristegui is one of the few voices in Mexico with the courage to consistently speak the truth
When prison is a peaceful respite
ABUSE: In an Iranian juvenile detention center, a group of adolescent girls serve their sentence for the crime of murdering a male family member.
Meaningless events with a lot of meaning
CINEMA: Long lost documentary from Morocco found and restored, with a radical message that is highly relevant many years later
Collective memory restored
PALESTINE: A Palestinian filmmaker has created an important documentary about his people’s troubled past by finding old footage considered lost.
«You will never win, but you will lose unless you keep on fighting»
WAR REPORTER: For over 40 years, Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world.
The self of America
BIOGRAPHY: An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner Toni Morrison.
Peru’s battle for water over greed for gold
CAPITALISM: An incredible story of a Peruvian farmer who stood up to one of the world’s largest gold-mining companies and triumphed.