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Docudays UA issues open letter to IDFA on inclusion of Russian films; festival responds
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (#IDFA) has been drawn into a complex debate surrounding the inclusion of Russian films in its 2023 program, as highlighted in an open letter from Ukrainian filmmakers. Dated November 7, 2023, and signed by 46 professionals from the Ukrainian film community, the letter, issued by #Docudays UA#, expresses deep…
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Before the fall
RUSSIA How Yevgeny Prigozhin's mercenary army, Wagner, grew to become a major tool in Russian foreign policy – murdering its way across Africa and Ukraine.
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Dark days revisited
SYRIA: Former ISIS hostage Marc Marginedas returns to Raqqa to confront the ghosts of his past.
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Utopias of community
FUTURE: Are we progressing towards an international society that looks after those left out of the conventional job market – and, with wisdom, transitions today's military industry towards civilian duties? It's conceivable that the new BRICS might pave a path away from today's Western ideology.
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In the desert landscape of speculation media
MEDIA: Surveys show that more than half of Germany's population believe they receive fake news. In France, 80 percent believe the same.
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Requiem for a dream
RUSSIA: The absurdity of life in Yekaterinburg and the clash between those longing for imperial greatness and a small group of dissidents standing against Putin's impending invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia’s Africa Policy
AFRICA: Russia has been very committed to the principle of non-interference and allowed authoritarian regimes to conduct their own politics without setting any political demands for their trade or aid. But they forgave debts to several African countries while signing several military-technical agreements.
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The enduring darkness of Stalinism in Putin’s Russia
RUSSIA: If you can bear to witness the quintessential continuity of aspects of Stalinist evil in Putin's Russia, Jessica Gorter's meticulous study of the trials of human rights activist and historian Yuri Dmitriev is obligatory viewing.
