All talk: ethical diplomacy or bubble of complicity in Davos?
CAPITALISM: With a world at the crossroads, is the annual economic forum of elites a destination of tangible change or another chance to push a «global agenda»?
Breton meets Trotsky
PHILOSOPHY: Crossing the space-time threshold, two actors inhabit the characters of Leon Trotsky and André Breton.
«Such an ordinary thing»
ECOLOGY: Inspired by the growing movement of global eco-villages, a group of 12 adults and 6 children set out to start the first such eco-community in Estonia.
The end of representative democracy(?)
DEMOCRACY: In a 6-hour film essay, Karel Vachek weaves a collage of collective memory to show the exposure, conflict, crisis, and catharsis of the post-communist society.
On the dark side of the truth
TRUTH: A new book on documentary practices post-9/11 begins with an often-repeated (idealistic) blaming of the media for the election of Trump, but develops into a complex analysis of how digital culture shapes our political realities
The space she lives in
DOK Leipzig: The Singaporean filmmaker Tan Pin Pin is holding a masterclass as part of her extended homage at this year’s Dok Leipzig festival.
Elegy for the imprisoned
REHABILITATION: In viewing Vilnius prisoners serving life sentences, Exemplary Behaviour examines the paradox between justice and forgiveness.
Water, water everywhere
SEXUALITY: A phenomenon that remains largely unknown, Deep Waters is an immersion into the mysterious continent of female pleasure
Counterbalancing the traditional narrative
MIGRANTS: In 2001, Fahed reached the UK filled with dreams. By 2018 he is on the brink of a mid-life crisis.
In service to performance
CONFLICT: Following one South Korean recruits’ journey of mandatory service reveals how an individual is shaped into being part of a collective identity.
A politically correct porn book on French oppression
SEX: Middle-class porn or a welcome new perspective on sexual relationships during colonial times?
The micro city within the city
DEATH: The job of handling the dead is mainly about dealing with the living.