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Understanding terror
TERRORISM Uncovering the history of the Islamic State through the lenses of its now-detained members, capturing the reality of life in a land ravaged by war.
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The spiral of unrest and power
LAW ENFORCEMENT: In a collage of archival tapes, delve into the stormy era of the 1960s in the United States with a detailed investigation of the period's incidents and their public reception through the lens of police militarization.
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The unit of intensity of a documentary
HEALTHCARE: Without hospital roboticism, people would die much sooner. Then again, with it, they seem to die inhumanely
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To Hear Children Weeping in a Photograph
PHOTOGRAPHY: The journalistic war photos that we have, unfortunately, seen so frequently in recent months are primarily meant to inform us about the conflict. However, they often strive to take on a subjective character and become political actors. Photographs of suffering children play a special role in this transformation. What role?
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De – rrida – construction
VISIONS du REEL: This year’s festival featured the 2002 film Derrida as a part of the oeuvre of Kirsten Johnson, who worked as cinematographer. The film follows French philosopher Jacques Derrida. But is it possible to film-philosophy?
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The True Lies of Hassen Ferhani
Visions du Réel: The Nyon festival included a retrospective of Algerian director Hassen Ferhani who also taught a masterclass where he proclaimed: «I don’t lie, but I don’t fall into truth.» What does this say about his films?
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Woman as a Victim of the Afghan System
AFGHANISTAN: In 2021, Doclisboa dedicated one of its programme blocks to the topic of women in the patriarchal society of Afghanistan. While the two films screened, Orchestra from the Land of Silence (2020) and Oh Dear Sara (2021), differ in many ways, their chilling message takes on a particularly intense dimension given the current situation…
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Beautiful prisons set in our modern times
INTERVIEW: A conversation with Francesco Montagner whose film Brotherhood will have its Czech premiere at IDFF Ji.hlava as part of the official competition.
