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  • Ada’s story

    Ada’s story

    TRAUMA: A certain kind of trauma more common than we’re willing to admit

  • Breton meets Trotsky

    Breton meets Trotsky

    PHILOSOPHY: Crossing the space-time threshold, two actors inhabit the characters of Leon Trotsky and André Breton.

  • Excavating one’s house against oblivion

    Excavating one’s house against oblivion

    TRAUMA: Living with an identity disorder as a consequence of Colombia’s lengthy armed conflict, an ex guerilla soldier must face a past he is desperate to forget.

  • Let’s talk about freedom

    Let’s talk about freedom

    CINEMA: There is a part of Miloš Forman in each of his films.

  • When cinema is politics

    When cinema is politics

    SUDAN: Exploring the importance of cinema for democracy.

  • The deadly circle of German fate

    The deadly circle of German fate

    GERMANY: Thomas Heise voyages into mental and emotional fractures

  • Dictatorship and revolt

    Dictatorship and revolt

    SUDAN: In Sudan, a small band of filmmakers rise up against the regime using the instrument of film.

  • The overlooked «in-betweener»

    The overlooked «in-betweener»

    Two highlights of Doclisboa 2018 were documentaries from an often-overlooked category – the mid-length film.

  • Day-to-day life amongst a pro-Russian battalion in Ukraine

    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.

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