HUMAN idff Oslo
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The shaman and the Norwegian engineer
MODERNITY: The expectation of a paradise free of modern progress become the opposite.
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Kafka in Harlem
JUSTICE: Premiering at this year's Berlinale, Lene Berg's False Belief is playful, disturbing, and sensory-rich.
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Shifting perspectives on art and identity
IDENTITY: Benjamin Ree's spin on the art heist surprises and invites.
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Docs and de-powering
FESTIVALS: Can documentaries be a part of de-powering – «destitution» – most needed in today’s power-driven societies?
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To be a meeting place
INTERVIEW: Ketil Magnussen, festival director at Human International Documentary Festival in Oslo, talks to MTR.
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Under the rubble, vital signs persist
SYRIA: The renowned new documentary from Feras Fayyad is an unflinching depiction of courage, resilience and female solidarity.
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Letting loose the AI demon
TECHNOLOGY: This chilling and critical AI-documentary almost succumbs to the dark fascinations it depicts, leaving a strong and unsettling impression of nascent digital powers outgrowing human control.
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More than just a place to eat
POVERTY: Following the kitchen staff & guests of a North Philadelphia soup kitchen, Petr Lom's documentary sees firsthand what happens when an undocumented Mexican family asks for sanctuary in its church.
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No use for silence
MEXICO: A portrait of the courageous and tenacious Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui