Recolonising Ecuador
NEO-COLONISALISM: Ecuadorian indigenous resistance against their homeland’s resource exploitation at the hands of China.
German Films
«German documentaries» is the international label for the promotion of German documentary films abroad. An initiative of the AG DOK — the German Documentary Association and German Films Service + Marketing GmbH, ‘german documentaries’ presents German non-fiction films at international festivals and markets, and organises co-production meetings and film series. «German documentaries» also publishes an annual catalogue featuring some 200 new films which are available for distribution worldwide.
A risky desert life
PALESTINE: In the southern West Bank, Bedouin drivers risk their lives smuggling illegal workers over the border.
The bodies made for war
CONFLICT: As Germany switches its military apparatus more akin to the USA, it is those without opportunity and means frequently finding themselves on the frontlines.
What they didn’t learn in school
CONTROL: Years after its fall, the remains of the GDR socialist education are pasted over, hidden, and forgotten.
New ethics to avoid climate disaster
ART: For the sake of our planet, how can society stimulate a counter narrative to hyper productivity?
A young woman’s might
SYRIA: After aiding in her region’s liberation from ISIS, 19-year old Hala must now do the same for her sisters arranged marriages.
The «Revolt of Dignity»
MIGRANTS: Returning to the origins of the gospel and staging it as a passion play for the rights of migrants.
Belarus: the never-ending story
CONTROL: The brave and peaceful resistance from an underground theatre before and during the Belarusian presidential election protests.
Manual for military occupation
ISRAEL: An insight into how a foreign occupation works and the logic behind it.