Working Russian Stereotypes
This short documentary provides a Czech viewpoint on a 21st century car factory that is still behaving in decidedly mid 20th century ways.
The Ukraine-Russia war
Covering a tragic struggle, this documentary shows stark footage of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict from a partisan, though compelling, viewpoint.
The history of a peace process
When the Guns Go Silent provides a good account of the Colombian peace process, but some questions remain unanswered.
Auxiliary Verbs, the World and the Weather
The UN climate summits show a world where the nuances between should, must and will, can prove decisive for the outcome of negotiations.
Three stories on war
Three films draw a line between war and a parallel world, not of peace, but of a kind of limbo upon which war encroaches or that exists alongside the fighting.
Warlords’ post-democracies
AFRICA: How do the African rebel leaders succeed politically after the conflicts have subsided? Ten African scientists have looked into the matter.
Raiders of the Lost Archives
Unearthed footage helps documentary filmmakers offer alternative historical perspectives.
The collateral damage of violence
The shadow of violence can stretch long and wide and these two films illustrate the indirect damage that continues long after direct violence has ceased.
Modern-day slave
Slavery is not dead. Here is one woman’s story of enslavement and the affect the filmmaker’s presence has on her life.
The Congo Tribunal
The new documentary by Milo Rau provides a platform for accountability on the battleground of the country of Congo.
The power of vanity
Nicolas Wadimoff’s portrait of his old teacher, the Swiss intellectual and revolutionary Jean Ziegler, attempts to test convictions against realities.
The Deadly Heritage of Colonization
Sri Lanka: Cannes presents a documentary about the slaughter within the Tamil community during the civil war between the Tamils and the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka.