colonialism
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Habibi Hussein
PALESTINE: From Jenin to future Gaza rebuilds, one cinema’s reopening becomes parable of aid spectacle, cultural erasure, and sidelined local knowledge.
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The art of information
INTERVIEW: In his master class at Makedox, Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sauper exposed how to «write-in-movement», which literally means «cinemato-graphy». He also talked about political cinema and mental ecology. We met him for our in-depth film interview, especially about his last three films.
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Foundations of Black Epistemology: Knowledge Discourse in Africana Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY: Adebayo Oluwayomi’s Foundations of Black Epistemology reframes Fanon, Biko, and others, arguing for truth-seeking Black knowledge beyond Western foundations.
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Generation Gaza: Among the Israelis in India
ISRAEL: Among Himalaya backpackers, Israelis process 7 October, Gaza memories, and identity crisis—numbed by drugs, haunted by politics, searching elusive peace.
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Where Zebus Speak French
POST-COLONIALISM: A community compelled into powerful resistance to defend their culture and legacy against foreign forces seeking to erase their land, lives, and history.
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The Empty Grave
COLONIALISM: A Tanzanian lawyer’s quest to reclaim ancestral remains reveals the deep-rooted legacy of German colonial violence and systemic silence.
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ethnocineca: «There’s no way to escape it; it is part of my history»
ETHNOCINECA: «Hauntings» curator Jacqueline Nsiah speaks candidly about cinema’s power to hold contradiction, the emotional labour of curating haunted narratives, and the radical act of asking unanswerable questions.
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Ethnocineca 2025 announces programme under the theme of “Hauntings”
The 19th edition of #ethnocineca – International Documentary Film Festival Vienna will take place from May 8 to 14, 2025, presenting a rich and politically charged program under the thematic focus HAUNTINGS. Held at Vienna’s Votiv Kino and Kino De France, the festival will feature 53 documentaries from 33 countries, encompassing two world premieres, one…
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«Let’s Talk Climate!» – African Encounters 2025 at DOK.fest München
Since 2013, #DOK.fest München# has maintained a thematic commitment to the African continent. Through its African Encounters strand, the festival offers a platform in Germany for African documentary filmmakers and intercontinental dialogue. In 2025, this initiative turns its focus to #climate justice, addressing the entangled legacies of ##colonialism and environmental crisis under the motto Let’s…