Undercover among Nazis
When first-time journalist Thomas Kuban filmed a Neo-Nazi concert with a hidden camera he was opening a window on a youth cowmmunity that hardly an outsider had dared to penetrate.
The unintentional face of discrimination
What happens when Roma children are integrated into a community with prejudices?
They finally got him
DISSENT: Some of the gutsiest actions ever taken by an artist in a severely censored nation are done by Ai Wei Wei.
ROTTERDAM 2012: Observing China
As documents in pure direct cinema, Willemien Sanders looks at Chinese docs shown at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
To film is also to intervene
Emad gets five cameras smashed, but he keeps on filming and gives us a rewarding insight into Palestine-Israel relations.
EYAL SIVAN: A common state solution
The Israeli filmmaker, Eyal Sivan, prefers to make films about perpetrators, rather than victims. In his most recent film, Common State, he advocates a one-state solution for Israel. DOX met him in Thessaloniki.
SUNDANCE 2012: Peeling the rotten onion
Is the lure of materialism too strong? Who’s not paying federal income tax, an estimated 100 billion US dollars a year? ExxonMobil? Check. Bank of America? Check. Google? Apple? Fedex? The list runs deep.
IDFA 2012: Emotions
Music as inspiration and the effects of musicophilia. Can music change people? Yes. Sometimes. Very Rarely. Just like love.
BERLINALE 2012: The temperature of hate
Known for its celebration of queer cinema, the Berlinale International Film Festival this year carried on its tradition, with both documentary and fiction films that addressed all aspects of LGBT issues.
STORIES AT THE EDGE OF RUSSIA
Pamela Cohn was introduced to the documentary workshop initiative EurasiaDOC when visiting Perm, the easternmost city of Europe.
ONE WORLD FESTIVAL/PRAGUE 2012: Life is short
Short films are often made by young filmmakers with an innovative approach. They have a lot to give, since they have to convince the viewer in a
short time. Here we look at three of them.
GO SHORT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: Why size matters
How can you craft a story that will have some impact? What is the best way to use the limited time available? Three approaches to making a short film are discussed by Willemien Sanders