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Astra Film Festival spotlights online lives in anniversary edition
The Astra Film Festival returns with a special program titled «Our Online Lives» as part of its anniversary celebrations, running from 15-22 October. This year’s edition sheds light on the evolving challenges of digital existence, exploring the vast chasm between online personas and true selves, as well as the ethical dilemmas surrounding the blurry lines…
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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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Colonial past, today
AFRICA: An exploration of rare archival material that unveils the significance of Algeria's fight for independence and its implications for modern-day Africa.
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Kyiv LGBTQ+ festival Sunny Bunny presents selection of queer films in Ukraine despite the war
From June 22nd to 28th, #Sunny Bunny# Film Festival not only offers unwavering support for Ukranian queer cinema but also serves as a powerful reminder that #Ukraine is an integral part of a free and diverse democratic world. With a lineup featuring films from #Spain, #Sweden, #Germany, #Brazil, the #USA, and more, the festival showcases…
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Doclisboa announces two retrospectives for 2023 festival
The 2023 #Doclisboa 19 – 24 October) retrospectives introduce us to America’s socio-cinematic experiments during the #New Deal# period, and to visions of the tundra, the forests, and life in the North, as discovered in the cinema of #Anastasia Lapsui# and #Markku Lehmuskallio#. In partnership with Cinemateca Portuguesa, Documentary on the March: The Turbulent 30s…
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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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Totalitarianism then and now
IDEOLOGY: A disintegrated society finds unity, energy, and meaning by uniting around a suitable' enemy'. Totalitarian propaganda has led to the decision to allow Ukraine to use F-16 fighter jets against the nuclear power Russia - with the significant consequences it may entail.
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Is anyone listening?
ANTHROPOLOGY:A study revealing that systematic torture is part of contemporary democracies
