PASOLINI: The apostle Paul shows the revolutionary power of fighting for a cause that defies the usual course of contemporary life. Paul becomes the symbol for creating a new reality and defeating hegemonic power. But can we imagine there is a Paul in Israel today?
GAZA: Sheikh Jarrah describes how the Israeli authorities subsequently sought to silence the journalists. Here is a topical book – in connection with the murdered journalists in Gaza. The democratic function of the media is not always so democratic.
WEAPONS: There are a number of developments in the three oil states of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, which Jean-Loup Samaan explores in his latest book. These are the three oil states that account for 17 percent of all arms purchases worldwide. Saudi Arabia wants to become a nuclear power in order to stand up to Iran.
HAMAS: Leila Seurat provides a good basis for understanding what went wrong on 7 October, when Hamas made a drastic change of course. The purpose of it all was to put the Palestinian cause back on the global agenda, and it has largely succeeded.
RUSSIA: In this book, Alexander Etkind states that Russia is the least equal, the most militarised, and the most carbonised of all the world’s major countries.
The 23rd edition of the International Film Festival #WATCH DOCS#. Human Rights in Film is set to kick off on
The Porto/Post/Doc Film Festival has concluded its 2023 edition, crowning outstanding films across various categories. The prestigious Grand Jury Prize
HISTORY: Whatever happened to those who dreamed of space travel, wanting to be astronauts when they grew up?
IDFA: What is this obsession with creating a «safe space» for upcoming film festivals that is now circulating on social media? Who is scaring the world’s institutions to speak up?
The Agora of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF) has set a new partnership and a fresh award that promises
INTERVIEW: Porto/Post/Doc and curator Guille de Juan celebrates hip-hop’s transformative five decades.
HEALTH: The complexities of a Dutch gender clinic, from the challenges of young people facing gender transition to the role of experience-based experts, and the clinic’s operational struggles.