DocPoint Helsinki
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Filming the right-wing with ‘an open heart’
HOMOPHOBIA: Polish Prayers unravels the trajectory of a young Pole as he journeys away from the homophonic, ultra-conservative Brotherhood
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Unearthing hidden truths in the Moscow Metro
RUSSIA: A year-long study of Russia’s capital, capturing the day-to-day of ordinary city dwellers and momentous national events.
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DocPoint wraps with increased audiences, national & international award announcements
DocPoint, Finland’s biggest documentary film festival ended yesterday, 6 February. Held mainly online between 31 January – 6 February, the festival attracted an audience around Finland and included 64 domestic and foreign films. For 2022, DocPoint saw a 1/3 audience increase compared to the 2021 festival, also held online. The DocPoint awards were given on…
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A war frozen in time
UKRAINE: French war journalist Loup Bureau directs an immersive cinematic journey through the last conflict on European soil.
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Memories of a lifetime of images
SENSE: In preparation for eye surgery, Mark Cousins explores the role that visual experience plays in our individual and collective lives.
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Rituals of impermanence
RELIGION: 20,000 female Tibetan Buddhist Monks offer a glimpse into their religious exploration of life’s biggest questions.
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DocPoint Helsinki announces full 2022 online festival programme
Finland’s DocPoint is organizing as a nationwide online festival for their 2022 edition, 31 January to 6 February 2022. Its opening event will be held in Kansalaistori Square in Helsinki city centre on 29 January and includes the screening of Susanna Helke’s latest film Ruthless Times – Songs of Care. DocPoint’s further propgramme consists of…
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Making money work for everyone
DEBT: A brilliant, but serious, comic caper with all the style and panache of The Italian Job – and the heart and soul of the best in British social activism.
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DocPoint moves 2022 festival entirely online
The original plan for #DocPoint 2022 was as a hybrid event. However, due to the current #COVID-19 restrictions in #Finland, the festival will now move entirely online. DocPoint features several world premieres by notable Finnish filmmakers alongside some of the biggest international documentary films of the year. Amongst these are Hogir Hirori’s Sabaya and Rebellion.…