Dokufest

  • The sun sets on New York’s five boroughs

    The sun sets on New York’s five boroughs

    URBANISATION: A glimpse into the collective consciousness of a city and its citizens, The Hottest August offers a mirror onto the registered anxiety of contemporary survival strategy.

  • Flying the battered nest of circumstance

    Flying the battered nest of circumstance

    POVERTY: Let down by society’s promises, a generation of young Scots carve out moments of tenderness amidst bursts of frustration and violence.

  • Dokufest brings the world to Kosovo

    Dokufest brings the world to Kosovo

    DOKUFEST: For a small nation bereft of the right to travel, a documentary festival is a way to see the world.

  • The nightmare in Mexico

    The nightmare in Mexico

    DRUG WAR: A respectful and sensitive dedication Mexico’s dead and missing.

  • When cinema is politics

    When cinema is politics

    SUDAN: Exploring the importance of cinema for democracy.

  • An intimate portrait of ordinary Afghanis in Kabul

    An intimate portrait of ordinary Afghanis in Kabul

    CONFLICT: In the capital of a country that only seems to get international attention when suicide bombs claims lives, director Aboozar Amini offers a fly on the wall glimpse into life as the locals live it.

  • MY NEIGHBOUR, MY BROTHER: Two shorts from Berlinale 2019

    MY NEIGHBOUR, MY BROTHER: Two shorts from Berlinale 2019

    Experimental documentaries take centre stage at the 2019 Berlinale.

  • Dictatorship and revolt

    Dictatorship and revolt

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

  • MODEL PRIZREN: Dokufest, 11 years strong

    MODEL PRIZREN: Dokufest, 11 years strong

    The horror of war motivated Docufest’s Veton Nurkollari to do whatever he could to never witness war again. His festival is one bright spot that has almost single-handedly succeeded in dispelling some of the pessimism that shadows the country.

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