Until death do us part
HEALTH: A deeply intimate film, telling the story of a life together that has weathered all crises.
The citizens of Germany’s alternative economy
CRIME: A deep look into the coherences and everyday realities of Germany’s family clans operating within the law’s grey zones.
Colombia’s «obsession» with images of dead guerrilla fighters
COLOMBIA: Is there any link between the production of images and our experience of war? Colombian director Federico Atehortúa Arteaga poses this question in his debut film Mute Fire.
Out of control
EDITORIAL: While states eagerly invest in autonomous weapons and employ drones more frequently, we should ask ourselves if we understand the long-term consequences.
A feminist top model and her son
FEMINISIM: Once an iconic fashion model, now a radical feminist, Benedetta Barzini and son clash to capture her lasting image of liberation.
The sun sets on New York’s five boroughs
URBANISATION: A glimpse into the collective consciousness of a city and its citizens, The Hottest August offers a mirror onto the registered anxiety of contemporary survival strategy.
The cartel drafts and corpse diggers of Mexico’s reluctant armies
DRUG WAR: Trapped within an abjectly corrupt architecture of power, many Mexicans are subject to the collusion between organised crime and state institutions in a deadly concert of terror.
Flying the battered nest of circumstance
POVERTY: Let down by society’s promises, a generation of young Scots carve out moments of tenderness amidst bursts of frustration and violence.
Dokufest brings the world to Kosovo
DOKUFEST: For a small nation bereft of the right to travel, a documentary festival is a way to see the world.
Decolonise feminism!
FEMINISM: The message in the new and well-written book by the French political scientist Françoise Vergès is that Western feminists must lift their gaze and see that, through their own struggles, they are keeping their fellow sisters down.
