Facing an unknown future
The construction of the gigantic Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River in China has been widely criticized by international organisations.
THESSALONIKI 2005: Fresh Sea Breezes
Two very different films caught the author’s attention at Thessaloniki Doc fest in March. Despite their difference, they both demonstrated that it is what the films see and how they see it that matters.
RAYMOND DEPARDON: My Goal is to Listen
Raymond Depardon’s documentaries “10th District Court: Moments of Trials” and “Profiles of Farmers: Daily Life”, were both completed in 2004 and screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival, held from 21 April to 5 May. DOX interviewed the acclaimed director and renowned photographer at this year’s festival, which screened more than 30 feature-length documentaries from 16 countries.
JOURNALISM AND DOCUMENTARY: A Perfect Blend
There is this general perception that you are either a journalist OR a film director. But what if you do not feel comfortable in either role?
ZAGREB – BELGRADE: Magnificent Doc Initiatives
Serbia and Croatia, two countries still outside the EU, are fighting for a place on the international doc scene.
HELSINKI 2005: Hot Spot in the Cold North
The DocPoint festival in Helsinki continues in its fourth year as a non-competitive international festival focusing on new Finnish documentaries.
Episodic journey from North to South
Five short films sharing the same theme are put together to form one long documentary.
A country where the war still haunts the villages and jungle
A family is torn apart by the conflict in Nicaragua, leaving brother fighting brother and illustrating religious manipulation, male chauvinism and poverty as part of the destructive legacy of war.
Worship the devil for protection
Referred to by locals as ‘the mountain that eats men’, the Cerro Rico in Bolivia is laced with silver mines dating back to the sixteenth century.