DocPoint Helsinki
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The rise, fall, and rise of Russia’s free-spirited broadcaster
JOURNALISM: The story of Russia's last national independent TV news station.
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The mystery of mushrooms
ECOLOGY: When the world seems to be falling apart, can the answers humanity need reside in the mushroom?
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Different flags – same motherfuckers
ACTIVISM: A rough but cheerful taxi driver and vlogger becomes an unlikely dissident in Russia’s eastern corner.
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India’s voices of the voiceless
JOURNALISM: In a saturated media landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women redefines what it means to be powerful.
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Left in the mud
CORRUPTION: Political turmoil and ecological catastrophe come together in Venezuela's existential fight for survival.
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DocPoint Helsinki celebrates 20th anniversary with 70+ films; new competition sections
Celebrating its 20th anniversary between 29 January and 7 February 2021, #DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival will showcase over 70 films representing 38 different countries. This year, the formerly non-competitive festival launches two new competition series: national (DocPoint-Yle Award for Best Finnish Documentary Film) and international (The DocPoint-Yle Award for Best International Documentary Film),…
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The dark art of politics
CONTROL: Intersecting power, truth, and myth through Finnish hypnotist Olavi Hakasalo.
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For the millions of others
MIGRANTS: By focusing on the life of one small family battling faceless bureaucracy in an uncaring world, Eva Mulvad tells a story of our times.
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Lifting the heavy hand of hatred
REHABILITATION: A touching story of the power of forgiveness that poses difficult questions for the families of murder victims - and the perpetrators.