What is left after the dust settles?
TOURISM: Dutch doc revisits cities devastated by disasters.
civil war
Can we live together?
CONFLICT: Two women navigate their lives in Beirut three decades past its civil war
The painful destiny of the Tamils
CONFLICT: The never before told story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil women fiercely fighting for their sovereignty.
More than any political agreement
CONFLICT: A sensitive and balanced glimpse into the consequences of Colombia’s much-heralded 2016 peace accord
A pop doc out of the ordinary
BIOGRAPHY: «Why are you a problematic pop star? » director Stephen Loveridge asks M.I.A. in his documentary. The answers provided by the film point towards more than an uncompromising and sometimes challenging personality.
Day-to-day life amongst a pro-Russian battalion in Ukraine
Their Own Republic by Russian director Aliona Polunina caused quite a fury at this year‘s Doclisboa due to its pro-Russian stance. The documentary nonetheless offers an interesting insight into the side of the Ukrainian conflict rarely portrayed in western media.
How time and lies make true stories disappear
BEIRUT: In Beirut, one man creates a puzzle of the city’s past in order to tell some painful stories left untold but not forgotten.
Perspectives on the Syrian war
Inside Syria is a detailed and factual look into the history of the Syrian Civil War.
Warlords’ post-democracies
AFRICA: How do the African rebel leaders succeed politically after the conflicts have subsided? Ten African scientists have looked into the matter.