A Return To Utopia
With a moniker like ‘Modern Times’, it feels natural for us to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Sir Thomas More’s Utopia, published in 1516.
Honey, Don’t be Weird
By taking its characters seriously, Toni Erdmann avoids the most obvious pitfalls of the comedy genre.
The Fate of the Yezidis
Thousands of Yezidis remain in IS captivity, whilst others flee and suffer traumas. The plight of the victims, their loved ones and the aid workers is highlighted in three recently launched documentaries.
An intimate look at the hospital
Filmmaker Jerome le Maire spent a year hanging out in Paris’ Saint-Louis hospital getting to know the staff prior to filming Burning Out.
What it means to be found anywhere, anytime
Imagine having a package delivered to the exact office building, park location, or even couch you are sitting on. Pretty convenient, right?
CRISTINA ARCHETTI: “Less Surveillance, More Humanity”
Why is monitoring presented as the solution to the terror threat?
An Intimate Portrayal of an Iconic Photographer
Most people, when they hear the name Robert Mapplethorpe, think of controversy, New York’s bohemian life in the 1970s and gay BDMS photos that sparked public outrage.
Close Reading of an Attack
Winner of IDFA’s Best Mid-Length Documentary, Death in the Terminal examines – or rather dissects – the immediate aftermath of the 2015 attack at Beër Sjeva central bus station in Israel. Surveillance camera footage and interviews with a number of people present provide a close reading of the event.
Winner at IDFA: A Humanistic Portrait of a Troubled People
WINNER AT IDFA: When Nori Sharif is given a video camera by director Zaradasht Ahmed to record life in a small Iraqi town, following the US withdrawal at the end of 2011, he decides to film people who “nobody knows about.”
Norway’s blessing of a warmonger
He is responsible for millions of deaths. Now, Henry Kissinger will be able to bask in the glory of the Nobel Prize ceremony.