A cross section of Belgian high-rise existence
Rabot is a showcase of pure and brilliant social realism thatoffers a remarkable portrait of the Rabotresidents living at the margins of society in Ghent.
Beautiful miners
Ben Russell’s latest experimental documentary studies the men that labour in the copper and gold mines of Serbia and Suriname.
Portrait of a Ghanaian child porter
Thousands of Ghanaian girls as young as six are systematically sent away from their impoverished rural homes to the capital to scrape together a few pennies – burdened with loads that could break the back of a strong adult.
The power and growth of surveillance
Democracy is at stake as the surveillance industry gains influences in the life of private citizens. But the protection of privacy still seems possible.
Falling prey to illiberal democracies
Rubert Russel makes convincing arguments about the unravelling of the ideals of equality and rule of law and their replacement with illiberal manifestations of popular will.
Krzysztof Gierat
The Director of the Krakow Film Festival speaks about the current status of documentary films and what to watch in 2018.
A parachute landing in the mission archive
The documentarist Morten Vest came across the archive of the Danish branch of Sudan United Mission and combined it with present day interviews. The result is an ahistorical, yet interesting narration.
Interpretation and prejudice
Dramatizations of our great national tragedy are lining up. Why is it more sensitive that a foreigner tells the story of 22 July tan one of our own filmmakers?
Windows of American culture
SUNDANCE: RBG and Minding the Gap are American testimonies of truth and power from both a public and personal point of view.
Tales from the lesbian underground scene
Leilah Weinraub’s Shakedown is a fascinating glimpse into the world of African-American lesbian clubs and strip shows.
A Jihadistic family portrait
CONFLICT: A rare insight into how the sons of the al-Nusra warriors in the Idlib Governorate of Syria are being raised to become the next generation of jihadists.