Against parental control
In “Runaway”, Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini revisit the memorably fertile ground of strong Iranian women fighting against restrictive males.
Filmmakers Become Content Creators
The D-Word Community’s “Essays on Documentary” marks a new step toward producing docs for the web.
Bearing witness to the younger generations
Whereas Nazi cruelties during W.W.II have received and still receive extensive coverage in German documentaries, silence has embraced the atrocities committed in Asia by the Japanese Imperial Army from 1931 to the end of WWII.
Mission in Afghanistan: Hospital for civilian war victims
Afghanistan is one of the forgotten areas of our world, a hidden, unapproachable country with women behind chandors and very limited access for journalists.
Making a world for the new generations
Though the story is small, its theme and relevance are huge and universal.
PATRICK YOUNGE, ANDRÁS SALAMON: Working Undercover
Documentaries on human rights issues are more relevant than ever, though not easy to sell.
SEPIDEH FARSI: Taking Risks for Artistic Freedom
Selected for the Cinéma du Réel, FIPA, and the Festival Dei Popoli, Homi D Sethna Filmmaker is one of those delicate, self-made films which only reach the public at documentary film festivals. A portrait of an old man, an Indian filmmaker and above all a fervent humanist, the documentary displays an extremely moving intimacy.
How do you convey the power, magic and mystery of names?
In The Sweetest Sound, Alan Berliner is tired of being mistaken for people who might share his name and decides to rid himself of the dreaded Same Name Syndrome.