Fathers of absence and anxiety
IDENTITY: Coming to terms with parenthood coincides with the quest for reconciliation with family.
Eastern Europe
Institute of Documentary Film Ex Oriente Film 2020 projects revealed
12 documentary projects have been selected by the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) for their 18th Ex Oriente Film Workshop.
What do you really know about Donbass? (Other than what you read in the news)
Loznitsa’s journey through the Donbass region is composed of a series of crazy adventures in which the grotesque and the tragic merge.
The pioneer of long-term filmmaking
IDFA: Helena Trestikova’s work epitomises the innovative role of long-term filmmaking, and the inextricable link between big and little histories.
Brexit: the Shame of Democracy
DEMOCRACY: In this documentary, we meet both people who voted for the UK to leave and to remain in the EU, as well as experts like Noam Chomsky.
DOK LEIPZIG 2005: Showing Good Films Is Not Enough
Traditionally, the Leipzig festival was the main doc festival for Eastern Europe, so when the Wall fell in 1989, the festival endured some difficult years.