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Alexander Lukashenko

Processes Andrei Kashperski

A critical voice from Belarus

Melita Zajc / April 25, 2024

BELARUS: A satirical journey through Belarus’ tumultuous history from 2020 protests to the Ukraine war, blending humour with stark realities.

ai, Alexander Lukashenko, Andrei Kashperski, Belarus, Eastern Europe, goEast), Processes, propaganda, Russia, satire, secret service, Sergey Kuryokhin, Ukraine, USSR

Silent Trees Agnieszka Zwiefka

The forest remembers

Olivia Popp / March 28, 2024

MIGRANTS: The plight of refugees trapped by geopolitical manoeuvres at the EU border.

Agnieszka Zwiefka, Alexander Lukashenko, Chilli Productions, CPH:DOX, Global South, HBO Max, KFF Sales&Promotion, Krakow Film Festival, Kurdistan, Ma.ja.de. GmbH, migrants, Migration, Roma, Silent Trees, Tamil, Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

Motherland Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka

Raised by the rifle

Carmen Gray / March 17, 2023

BELARUS:An insight into the militarisation of Belarusian society.

Alexander Lukashenko, Alexander Mihalkovich, Alyaksandr Korzhych, Anita Norfolk, Ashley Smith, Belarus, CPH:DOX, Doclisboa, Dokufest, FIFDH, goEast, Hanna Badziaka, HUMAN idff Oslo, IDFA, Krakow Film Festival, Lucky Dogs, Mario Adamson, militarisation, military, Motherland, One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Soviet, Ukraine, Victory Day, WATCH DOCS

Mara Sasha Kulak

The revolution inside

Carmen Gray / October 20, 2022

BELARUS: A dreamy figure takes us through the protesting crowds of 2020 Belarus as dreams turn to nightmares.

Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus, BELDOCS, Covid-19, human rights, Ksenia Gorenstein, Louis Beaudemont, Mara, revolution, Russia, Sasha Kulak, Slavic, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, The Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, trauma, Ukraine

Courage-Aliaksei Paluyan

Belarus: the never-ending story

Nick Holdsworth / March 6, 2021

CONTROL: The brave and peaceful resistance from an underground theatre before and during the Belarusian presidential election protests.

Afghan War, Alexander Lukashenko, Aliaksei Paluyan, Belarus, Belarus Free Theatre, Berlinale, Brest, control, courage, DocAviv, Dokufest, FIPADOC, German Films, Gomel, HUMAN idff Oslo, IDFA, Jörn Möllenkamp, Krakow Film Festival, Kremlin, Minsk, moscow, NATO and the, revolution, Russia, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, tyranny, Visions du réel, vladimir putin

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