How Nietzsche Came in From the Cold: Tale of a Redemption
PHILOSOPHY: The redemption of Nietzsche’s philosophy post-WWII, as Italian scholars rehabilitate his ideas and influence in the face of Nazi distortion.
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An intense look at the centre of Ukraine during war
UKRAINE: Part reportage documentary and part poetic road movie, Voyage Along the War shares what everyday life looks like in a war-torn country.
The State of Abolition During Late-Stage Capitalism
ACTIVISM: Angela Y. Davis’s essays and speeches on abolition, feminism, and the fight for collective liberation.
A certain kind of president’s last days
BIOGRAPHY: Havel’s legacy as a dissident, playwright, and president, highlighted in a film that contrasts his ideals with today’s political climate.
Between Revolutions: «I am more fascinated by the archival material than the present»
REVOLUTION: We joined film director Vlad Petri under a fig tree in Skopje as he reflects on the stories of women’s resilience and revolution in his film Between Revolutions.
Returning to ruins
PHOTOGRAPHY: Legendary Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka revisits more than 200 Hellenistic and Roman ancient cities he had shot over the past 26 years.
Slovakia’s press freedom under fire
JOURNALISM: Uncovering a vast corruption network at the highest levels of Slovak society.
In the direction of the totalitarian
PRE-FASCISM: Written for society «between Hitler and Stalin», Timothy Snyder’s book lies between patriotic obedience and political disobedience.
Rituals of impermanence
RELIGION: 20,000 female Tibetan Buddhist Monks offer a glimpse into their religious exploration of life’s biggest questions.
Coming full circle
JUSTICE: Poland’s populist nightmare seen through the unprecedented pressure judges are now under in an EU state fast becoming a pariah.
