Alexei Navalny
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Death – more or less real
REALITY: We perceive reality very differently. So let me suggest three areas where reality is real, strong and direct for all of us. But also about what a newly translated book by Pier Paolo Pasolini says about film's contact with reality.
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Keeping the idea of justice alive
RUSSIA: The Russian lawyers defending prisoners of conscience, who face persecution in Putin's regime for upholding justice and human rights.
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Unearthing hidden truths in the Moscow Metro
RUSSIA: A year-long study of Russia’s capital, capturing the day-to-day of ordinary city dwellers and momentous national events.
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DokuFest announces competition programme, «View From the World» selections
The 21st #DokuFest has announced its full list of the films to be screened across its 8 competition sections. 109 selected films will be vying for the awards of the festival. Competition sections include Balkan Dox, Human Rights Dox, Truth Dox, and the International Feature Dox programme. Here, films such as All That Breathes (dir.…
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The thick of it
RUSSIA: The youthful energy and optimism of Russia’s young opposition activists comes up against the cruel boundaries of an uncaring state
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The rise, fall, and rise of Russia’s free-spirited broadcaster
JOURNALISM: The story of Russia's last national independent TV news station.
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Film industry unites in demanding Pussy Riot members release
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova has penned a letter calling on the Russian government to free fellow members Maria Alekhina and Lucy Shtein. The two have been placed under house arrest after calling via Instagram for the release of several political prisoners in the country following mass protests regarding opposition leader #Alexei Navalny# own detainment. This…
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Russia’s war with its own people
RUSSIA: Two films look into the appeal and threat of Western favorite Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.