Womxn: Working
ACTIVISM: Sex work activism in South Africa
AIDS
The brutal butterflies of war
UKRAINE: Through a captivating blend of visual materials and individual testimonies, Iron Butterflies presents an unflinching examination of the MH17 tragedy, exposing the devastating toll it took on lives and the profound implications it carries for our present era.
The end – and beginning – of history
ALBANIA: The country’s transformation was fraught with difficulties. On the altar of freedom, factories went bankrupt, jobs disappeared, and thousands fled to Italy on overcrowded ships.
Egotism and incompetence
CORONOAVIRUS: After 200,000 deaths and staggering economic losses, Alex Gibney & co. look into the Trump administration’s disastrous response to COVID-19.
Investigating religious power in Poland
RELIGION: The entertaining and self-reflecting Czech film crew embark on a surrealistic road movie to unveil the wickedness behind the facade of the Catholic Church in Poland.
Not to cure, but to care
HEALTH: By including 5B in its documentary competition, the Cannes Festival sublimely uses a historical subject to speak about present-day challenges.
The knot in the heart
PHOTOGRAPHY:For almost 50 years, the photographer Eugene Richards has documented a variety of destinies, from crack addicts to people in emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals. What has driven him?