Fresh perspectives from Oberhausen
The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen offers an oasis of innovative, experimental and artistic film.
Czech newcomers excel in excavating the past
Despite a Slovakian sweep at the Finále in Plzeň this year, two Czech newcomers stood out from the crowd.
Godard and the authenticity of the fragment
In his latest film The Image Book, Godard demands a «revolution in the revolution», calling for the subject to constitute his own law against the society, which – according to Godard – is nothing other than a constellation of organised crime.
A time for everything and nothing
When our faith in grand narratives erodes as our lives become increasingly hectic, time itself loses its direction and meaning.
Animal justice meets human justice
Two of the films presented at this year’s Belgian DocVille Documentary Film Festival, remind us about the continuing violation of justice – may it be animal or human injustice.
Life without thought
A past to present look at big tech’s influence over society and how we can fight their pervasive power.
A moral duty to tell
Israeli lawyer Michael Sfard presents a new take on human rights battles within the occupied Palestinian territories.
An unscrupulous empire about to fall
In his new book, Alfred W. McCoy collects his multiple analyses of the US as an empire, and describes how violence practiced in the periphery will accompany you all the way home.