Surfing against the odds
This beautiful and heartfelt documentary takes us into the world of the Gaza strip surfing enthusiasts, and reveals a formidable resilience pulsing within a beleaguered population.
Power to the people
Decentralisation; many of us have heard the term before, and in Berlin it is a buzz word.
The van Goghs of China
Many China documentaries of the last decade have focused on the human cost of this nation becoming the world’s main manufacturer. Some portray the dramas behind long working hours and low wages on which people struggle to survive. Other films centre on China’s bizarre fascination for Western culture and their desire to emulate it.
The Common Man’s Party
Media criticism. Indian documentary An Insignificant Man is an interesting example of how a political movement can begin and achieve authority.
Observation 24/7
In the near future, big data developments will allow companies to observe people constantly.
A Doll in the Mud
Behrouz Nouranipour’s documentary portrays three tortured and raped under-aged Syrian girls.
Perpetual systems of oppression
An in-depth look at the US prison system and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.
Four steps of reality regression – one victim: Syrians
The banalisation of violence has a calculated effect. Permanent mediatisation and an information policy based on sensationalism are two main strategies used to produce it.
The 9/11 debate that never was
It is actually possible to have a sober discussion about the events of 11. September, 2001.
Why are people unable to live in peace?
CONFLICT: After centuries of hatred, violence, and massacres, Ukraine is yet again at war.
The Dream Island of Modernity
This year, Sir Thomas More’s Utopia marks its 500th anniversary. Modern Times takes this opportunity to celebrate this, still radical, great piece of work.
A Communist Manifesto
Is Karl Marx still able to show us the way forward – some 168 years after his book was initially published?