DOK Leipzig
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The spiritual significance of water
ECOLOGY: Fresh from a competition screening at DOK Leipzig, Violeta Paus' short film is a haunting and lyrical look at water pollution and deprivation.
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DOK Leipzig 2020: «Naked Truths – Intimacy in Documentary Film»
DOK LEIPZIG: DOK Leipzig provided the informative panel discussion «Naked Truths - Intimacy in Documentary Film».
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DOK Leipzig 2020: the complete winners
The winners of the 63rd #DOK Leipzig# have now been announced in full. For 2020, all competition films can still be viewed online after the festival week. Golden & Silver Doves Golden Dove in the International Long Documentary and Animated Film Competition: Downstream to Kinshasa (dir. Dieudo Hamadi) Silver Dove in the International Long Documentary…
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Armour-plated schools
GUNS: Fear of school shootings in the US has created an entire industry dedicated to turning educational institutions penal.
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Children of the Intifada
CONFLICT: At the time this film was made there were over four hundred children under the age of sixteen held in Israeli prisons, an alarming fact - as is the recognition someone is engaging them to become front-line warriors.
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The human cost of urbanisation
URBANISATION: As Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa develops and expands, so do the rifts amongst its citizens.
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The everyman for our times
LABOUR: Miners trained for the manual skills of the 20th century come up against 21st-century realities when their pit closes.
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Is nuclear energy necessary?
NUCLEAR Carsten Rau´s documentary Atomkraft Forever navigates where Germany is in its relationship to nuclear energy.
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A black Jesus in a white town
PREJUDICE: In one Sicilian town, anti-migrant sentiment juxtaposes with its centuries-long worshipping of a statue depicting a black Jesus.