A concise look at the Russian soul
The magnificent images of snow covered coastal landscapes, endless birch forests, ice, frosty smoke and gloomy nights provide an insight into the harsh conditions many Russians live in, and their resilience.
New York Review of Books
The documentary The 50 Year Argument is a celebration of one of literature’s most influential institutions, but could have benefitted from a more critical gaze.
Eco-documentary about seizing ground
A new eco-documentary provides a global look at today’s food production. The film depicts how the fate of Cambodian villagers and Norwegian consumers are more intertwined than imaginable.
PETER GREENAWAY: How many nuclear bombs will Earth endure?
VISIONS DU REEL 2016: We live in a world in which large numbers of nuclear weapons are ready to launch. But what does a film artist such as Peter Greenaway have to say about this?
21 days’ of detailed discomfort
It is incredibly gripping to get intimate with Mahmoud’s family during their escape from Syria to Switzerland. Even the lethal rubber dingy journey across icy cold waters is documented – using a small mobile phone camera.
Flower guerrilla and slow eco-lives
A new eco-documentary provides an artistic look at how we can all enjoy a wild and organic life.
The Day the Sun Fell on Hiroshima
The Day the Sun Fell describes the consequences of the nuclear bomb in Japan, as told through the film maker’s own family history. A national trauma which remains connected with stigmatising and lack of knowledge in the Land of the Rising Sun.
The documentary maker who learnt his lesson
A revealing documentary about Kadyrov’s Chechnya, or a propaganda film in favour of Putin’s Russia? The latter, says our reviewer.