censorship
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In The Opinion Of The Censor
CONTROL: An eye-opening glimpse into Ireland's history of cinema censorship, where a 1923 law allowing films to be cut, renamed, and banned according to «the opinion of the censor» remains, with amendments, on the Statute Book.
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The Kartli Kingdom
GEORGIA: Three generations endure postwar exile in a fractured building above Tbilisi.
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Influential Polish documentary filmmaker Marcel Łoziński passes away
Marcel Łoziński, who has died at the age of 85, was one of Poland’s most influential documentary filmmakers and a figure of lasting importance in world cinema. Over a career spanning six decades, he developed a distinctive method that combined staged situations, provocation, and careful observation to reveal truths about political systems and human experience.…
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The Big Chief
COLD WAR: A gripping archival documentary explores the life of a Soviet intelligence legend caught in the web of 20th-century persecution and historical ambiguity.
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Navigating censorship and security in Belarusian film with VODBLISK
Since its launch in March 2023, VODBLISK has become a crucial platform for independent Belarusian cinema. Led by #Volia Chajkouskaya#, a prominent figure in Belarus’s film industry and the head of the Northern Lights Nordic-Baltic Film Festival (4 – 21 November, 2024), VODBLISK (Водбліск)—meaning «reflection» in Belarusian—stands out for its role in showcasing narratives that…
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DOX:EXCHANGE: documenting change in restrictive environments
Making documentary films and nurturing an ecosystem is not easy for most filmmakers, but in #Belarus and #Georgia, filmmakers encounter hurdles outside of the usual production/funding/distribution challenges. Both countries have a growing documentary filmmaking communities and a mostly self-made industry infrastructure. Challenging political situations on the ground and increasingly restricted arts environments have closed screening…
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Terrestrial Verses
IRAN: Through everyday encounters, Terrestrial Verses exposes the suffocating bureaucracy and corruption stifling Iran's citizens
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The case of the mighty stick figures
INDIA: Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja's struggle against censorship and legal threats for her politically charged cartoons critical of the country's direction.
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The bot economy
TECH: Discover the silent drain on global ad budgets with Unclickable, an investigative documentary revealing how digital ad fraud impacts not just companies but the very fabric of society and democracy.