Hollywood
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For whom the bell tolls
CONTROL: A look into the advertising approach of politics through weaponized communication by one of the world’s most notorious public relations firms.
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Exposing the misery of the Mafia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Letizia Battaglia never introduced herself as a photographer of the Mafia. She was taking pictures of Palermo, she says, where the Mafia is simply part of everyday life and routines.
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Above us, About us: Two new documentaries from Rotterdam
IFFR:This year‘s film festival in Rotterdam unveiled several documentaries and shorts, amongst them Above Us Only Sky – a calming exercise in intellectual and sensual stimulation – and Pelourinho: They Don't Really Care About Us, which proved to be a rough, angry gem of a picture.
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A democratic deficit
Hollywood director Barry levinson claims the advent of television is a democratic disaster. he shows us some hollywood actors’ public support of political parties within the frames of a brief history of televised politics.
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Soft power
A documentary from the time when American films portrayed Soviet commissionaires changing sides to betray communist ideals, and Soviet television showed CIA agents gunning down innocent comrades.
